The Great War
The Somme Battlefields on the Western Front
The Somme still bears the scars of the Great War: trenches, mine holes, annihilated villages remind us of the painful events that took place here over 100 years ago.
©Somme Battlefields for PeaceSomme Battlefields for Peace
Together, let's support the populations for the peace !
©Yann MonelGardens of Peace
© Nicolas BryantThe Remembrance Cycle Route
The Remembrance Cycle Route: 90km to discover the memorial sites of the First World War...
Learn more about what happened in the Somme during these years of conflict
©Vignacourt14-18Rugby and The Great War
139 World Heritage sites, 96 in France and 11 in the Somme.
©SommeTourisme-JGThe Remembrance Trail
Over 20 different nationalities in this world within a world
© CD80-Wilfrid TourbierThe memorials, symbolic of an international war
Built with 10 million bricks, the Thiepval Memorial...
© Nicolas BryantMuseums tell tales of the Great War
Discover our museums devoted to ...
©Peter Edwards2024 Calendar
100 years old history, profound emotion, prevailing peace
©Nicolas BryantThe landscape tells its story
Trenches, mine craters, destroyed vegetation, villages razed to the ground...
©Nicolas BryantIn the Diggers' footsteps
While fighting in the Somme, the former gold-diggers from Down Under were nicknamed the Diggers.
© CBojdaBehind the lines
Life behind the lines reveals how soldiers occupied themselves
©Nicolas BryantThe French army on the Somme front
Say “Good-bye to All That” in Frise!
So many men are buried in military cemeteries in the Somme
© benjamin teissedreThe Somme Battlefields’ Partner network is here to welcome you
140 enthusiasts provide visitors with a warm welcome throughout the year.
©SommeTourisme-ABPoppy fragrance
The bright red hue paid silent tribute to the blood shed by dying soldiers on the battlefield.
©SommeTourisme-GarryAnzac Day 2024
All the information you need to assist the Anzac Day ceremony this year at Villers-Bretonneux...
La Basilique
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Historial de la Grande Guerre - Péronne
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Somme Memory Tours
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