モワレー・フラバス・クレピオンのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

この場所の悲しい美しさは人を魅了します。留まりたいと思う一方で、この場所から再び逃れることができることを嬉しく思います。道路から徒歩でアクセスしやすく、歩行が困難な人も舗装された道を通ってアクセスできます。

Traces and relics of the terrible events of the First World War between 1914 and 1918 can be found throughout the area.

The Ouvrage B de Thiaumont was a small French fortification built between 1887-1893 as part of the Verdun fortress system, designed to cover the gap between Fort Douaumont and the larger Ouvrage de Froideterre. During the Battle of Verdun in 1916, this fortification changed hands multiple times between German and French forces, enduring constant heavy artillery bombardment that completely destroyed the concrete structure. The fort was finally recaptured by French forces on October 24, 1916, during their major offensive.

It shows the senselessness of war. It's easy to miss, which has its advantages when we want to protect loved ones (e.g., children) from this macabre sight.

The Ossuary of Douaumont is an impressive memorial that holds the remains of more than 130,000 unknown French and German soldiers who died during the Battle of Verdun (1916). The bones are visible through small windows in the base – a confronting reminder of the horrors of war. In front of the ossuary is the Nécropole nationale de Douaumont, the largest French military cemetery of the First World War, with 16,142 graves, including a Muslim and Jewish plot. The complex was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.

Since 2006, a monument has stood on the hill of Douaumont in memory of the 30,000 Muslim soldiers who died for France during the First World War. Inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac, it consists of a semicircular gallery with Arab architectural elements. In the middle is a column with the inscription: “À la mémoire des soldats musulmans morts pour la France”. The monument recognizes the diversity of the French army and honors the contribution of soldiers from North Africa and other parts of the then French empire.

The Abri-Caverne de Douaumont was an underground shelter for French troops during the Battle of Verdun. Carved into the limestone bedrock, this shelter offered protection from artillery fire and served as a rest and assembly point close to the front line. Strategically located near Fort de Douaumont, it played a crucial role in supplying and sheltering soldiers during the fiercest fighting of 1916.

Built in the 1930s on the site of the former village church of Fleury, this chapel commemorates the devastated village and its inhabitants. In 1979, it was named Notre-Dame-de-l’Europe, as a symbol of peace and European reconciliation. Inside, a Pièta fresco and a stained glass window by Grüber depicting a French infantryman are silent witnesses to the suffering and hope that this place embodies.