Combined ticket Verdun Memorial & 2 Forts

Located on the northern heights of the city, the Verdun Battlefield is a unique site, an open-air testimony to the violent battles that pitted the French against the Germans in 1916. In the heart of this site, which has now become a forest, are three exceptional sites that can be visited to understand the battle and the experience of the French and German combatants.

Discover these 3 major sites of the battlefield by taking advantage of the combined ticket Memorial & 2 forts. Experience history at the heart of the Verdun Battlefield.

Verdun Memorial
The Verdun Memorial, created by veterans under the aegis of Maurice Genevoix, is anchored in the heart of the Verdun Battlefield. Completely renovated in 2016, this museum offers an immersion in the battle. Thanks to a unique collection and audiovisual devices, you will approach lived by the soldiers, French as well as German, on the Verdun Battlefield.

Douaumont Fort
Douaumont Fort is the largest structure in the stronghold of Verdun. Occupied by the Germans during most of the battle, it was the object of incessant bombardments. A visit to this « giant » is an authentic immersion in the place where thousands of soldiers lived and fought. The Douaumont fort is an emblematic place of the battle of Verdun.

Fort de Vaux
In 1916, the fort of Vaux was bombarded by nearly 8,000 shells per day. Its garrison resisted and fought heroically before having to surrender due to exhaustion. It then became the symbol of the resistance of the soldier of Verdun. The visit of the fort of Vaux will make you feel the unspeakable intensity of the fighting of the battle of Verdun.