French Routes - Around Paris, The Somme to the Loire Valley

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› Language: English
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Around Paris: The Somme to the Loire Valley
This product contains 6 routes Around Paris, the Centre and Picardie. The routes contain dozens of historical locations, each with engaging audio commentaries which play as you drive and tell you the stories and secrets of the region. The routes are:


ROUTE 1: PICARDIE- THE SOMME TOUR OR REMEMBRANCE, 89 Miles


The Tour Route
The Tour of Remembrance takes you on a 150 mile, ten-stop journey in the northern French region of Picardie, to the west of Amiens. As you approach each location, a fascinating audio commentary starts automatically on your GPS system.
The tour begins in Villiers Bretonneux at the National Australian Memorial, south of Froissy where trains brought supplies and ammunition to the front line, then up to the formerly occupied town of Péronne which was liberated by the Australians and on to Rancourt which has the largest French burial ground in the Somme. Next, the tour heads west to Longueval where the South African dead outnumbered the wounded by a catastrophic 4 to 1, and La Boisselle where you can hear about the Lochnagar Crater which was created by British mines on the first day of the Somme Offensive.
Thiepval is the next stop where you will hear about and see the largest Franco-British memorial in the Somme, a Memorial to the Missing of the Somme and the Tower of Ulster which commemorates the 5,500 Northern Irish soldiers who lost their lives on 1 July 1916.
The tour then takes you to the town of Albert where it will tell you about the replica of the famous Golden Virgin sitting on top of the Basilica, to Beaumont Hamel where you can visit preserved trenches and the Danger Tree which marks the spot where casualties were at their highest on Day One of the Battle of the Somme. The final destination is Doullens, to the northwest. It was here, in the town hall that papers were signed giving General Foch overall command of the allied forces. Almost eight months later, the war was finally over.


ROUTE 2: LA-ROUTE-DU-BLE, 149 Miles
Little-known treasures and picturesque stories: a true voyage of discovery near Chartres.
Start: Auneau Le Chateau, near Auneau
End: Ouarvill Windmill on the D119


ROUTE 3: LE-PAYS-PERCHE, 44 Miles
A beauty unveils her natural riches and history: the land of Perche near Le Mans.
Start: Nogent-le-Rotrou
End: Manoir de Courboyer, near Bellême


ROUTE 4: LOIRE-A-VELO, 83 Miles.
Discovering the castles along the Loire near Blois.

Start: Saint Laurent des Eaux, near Beaugency
End: The Forest of Boulogne near Chambord

ROUTE 5: PICTORIAL-ART-IN-THE-CHURCHES-OF-INDRE, 66 Miles
Frescos in 10 of Indre's churches or religious pictorial art, from the roman era up to the 1970’s.
Start: Saint Chartier Church near La Châtre
End: Basilica Saint-Jacques near Neuvy Saint-Sépulchre

ROUTE 6: ROYAL-VALLEY-OF-THE-EURE, 39 Miles
On the trail of the greats of French royalty around Dreux.
Start: Anet
End: Gallardon

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