Canadian WW1 Memorial at Vimy Ridge, Northern FranceCanadian WW1 Memorial at Vimy Ridge, Northern France
©Canadian WW1 Memorial at Vimy Ridge, Northern France|Sarah Roynette / Lens Tourisme
From Lens to ArrasA time to live the essential
Trenches on Vimy RidgeRestored First World War trenches on the Vimy Ridge battlefield, showing preserved terrain from the 1917 battle.
©Trenches on Vimy Ridge|Sarah Roynette / Lens Tourisme
The Battles of Artois: France’s Forgotten Front in WW1
view from the top of the slag heap, loos en gohelleview from the top of the slag heap, loos en gohelle
©view from the top of the slag heap, loos en gohelle|FLAMENT Anne Sophie
Walks and hikes
Sortie 10 © Cituation Et EnsembleSortie 10 © Cituation Et Ensemble
©Sortie 10 © Cituation Et Ensemble
Interpretation centers
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Walk through a territory of memory

Ring of Memory / Ablain-Saint-NazaireRing of Memory / Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
©View of the outside of the ring|Paper Menthe
Memorial 14-18 Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
The Memorial’ 14-18 of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette marks the landscape as the war marked history. From the foot of the hill of...
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Dainville British CemeteryDainville British Cemetery
©Daffodils and gravestones at sunset|Pauline Roches
Commonwealth War Cemeteries
In the heart of spaces laid out like real English gardens, always magnificently maintained, each headstone of the Commonwealth military cemeteries...
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Dud Corner CWGCDud Corner CWGC - contains 1,800 burials and the walls commemorate 21,000 men with no known grave who fell in the battle of Loos in 1915 and later battles at Lys, Estaires & Bethune. Built on the site of the Lens Rd Redoubt stormed by the 9th Black Watch on 25th Sept 1915
©Dud Corner CWGC - contains 1,800 burials and the walls commemorate 21,000 men with no known grave who fell in the battle of Loos in 1915 and later battles at Lys, Estaires & Bethune. Built on the site of the Lens Rd Redoubt stormed by the 9th Black Watch on 25th Sept 1915 |Mike_St_Maur_Sheil
Dud Corner Cemetery and Loos Memorial – Loos-en-Gohelle
On September 25 alone, the British recorded 8,500 victims. They lost a total of 50,000 men, killed, wounded or missing. The names of 20,000 of...
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Activities

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Couple standing in front of the Canadian WW1 Memorial at Vimy RidgeCouple standing in front of the Canadian WW1 Memorial at Vimy Ridge
©Couple standing in front of the Canadian WW1 Memorial at Vimy Ridge|Pidz / Lens Tourisme
Short Break in Northern France: WW1 Heritage, Culture and Flavours in Artois
Craonne Jardin De La Paix Crt Hauts De France Ludovic Leleu 1920x1280Craonne Jardin De La Paix Crt Hauts De France Ludovic Leleu 1920x1280
©Craonne Jardin De La Paix Crt Hauts De France Ludovic Leleu 1920x1280
Peace Gardens
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©20210423_153842|Matthieu Bequart
The cemeteries of the Great War
Sortie 10 © Cituation Et EnsembleSortie 10 © Cituation Et Ensemble
©Sortie 10 © Cituation Et Ensemble
Interpretation centers
Second hand

Not to be missed

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©11_novembre_Souchez_51|Lens / Liévin Tourisme
Living Memory: November 11
November 11 marks the armistice of the First World War in France. At the 14-18 Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Memorial in particular, this day is an opportunity to pay tribute to the soldiers through a unique event. The site invites everyone to keep the...
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Good times to come

18Oct29Nov
Programme automne au Musée de BullecourtBullecourt
12Nov24Dec
Exposition Scènes de frontSouchez
7Nov20254Jan2026
Exposition Photographier la tranchée (1914-2024)Souchez
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©memory-ring|Paper Menthe
Trench of Vimy RidgeTrench of Vimy Ridge
©Trench of Vimy Ridge|Sarah Roynette / Lens Tourisme
Panorama of Vimy Ridge battlefield with grazing sheepPanorama of Vimy Ridge battlefield with grazing sheep
©Panorama of Vimy Ridge battlefield with grazing sheep|Pauline Roches
Close-up of Vimy’s carved figures — grief in stoneClose-up of Vimy’s carved figures — grief in stone
©Close-up of Vimy’s carved figures — grief in stone|Samuel Dhote
Notre Dame De LoretteNotre Dame De Lorette
©Notre Dame De Lorette