The Wellington Quarry and the Battle of Arras; the Battle of Vimy and its Canadian memorial; and innumerable monuments, necropolises and cemeteries: the Pays d’Artois is a book opened on a momentous page in the history of France. One hundred years on from the Great War, the whole world gathers here to remember. Set off on the Remembrance Trails and discover some extraordinary and moving sites. In Arras and the Pays d’Artois, you’ll go back in time, for a clearer vision of the future.
The world comes together on the Remembrance Trails
The Monument to the 37th British division, the La Targette French National Necropolis, the Seaforth Highlanders Memorial, the New Zealand Memorial, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park, the German War Cemetery, Indian and Chinese Cemeteries, […]
Wellington Quarry: the end of the tunnel
From November 1916 to March 1917, 500 tunnellers from across the world in New Zealand developed and interconnected a vast network of underground galleries in the south-east of Arras. The objective was clear: to move […]
The Vimy Memorial and its National Commemorative Park
Dominated by the statue of Mother Canada, the National Vimy Commemorative Park honours the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives during the First World War. The Battle of Vimy Ridge remains a key page in […]
Wellington Quarry: delve back in time
Descending into the depths of the Memorial of the Battle of Arras, helmeted like a Tommy, is an unforgettable experience. One hundred years later, the vaults of the Wellington Quarry still ring to the sound […]