In 2014 we had the occasion to commemorate two great events in history: the centenary of the beginning of the First World War (1914-1918) and the 70th anniversary of D-Day, June 6th 1944 in Normandy.  Commemoration of WWI events as they occurred between 1914 and 1918 continue in France each year.

The region of Picardie, due to its location and historical significance, is a principal participant.  It is here that more than one milion men were wounded or killed in the Battle of the Somme, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history.  
​Our region is a perfect base to gain a better understanding of these major pages of world history and to pay homage to those who gave their lives.  

When making your reservation, please let us know your needs and we will be happy to assist you in planning your commemoration trip.

ZenInPicardie is a proud member of

Websites to help you plan your 
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Remembrance trip

Tour guides   

Somme Battlefields' Partner  
Somme Battlefield Tours Ltd   
True Blue Digger Tours - specialized in battlefield tours for Australians
Battlefield Tours - The War Research Society, UK
Terres de Memoire Somme Battlefield Tours - TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2014  
Boronia Battlefield Tours - owned and operated by Australians
The Battlefields Experience
Dr Thomson's Tours base in the UK
The Royal British Legion's Remembrance Travel Tours



Battlefield and memorial information

A Guide to WW1 Battlefields and History of the First World War  http://www.greatwar.co.uk

World War One Battlefields - excellent source for Somme battlefield details

Travel France Online World War I page - lots of information about memorials, cemeteries and other sites

The Somme Centenary 2014-2018  http://www.somme-battlefields.com and http://www.somme14-18.com

TracesOfWar.com has an interactive map showing cemeteries, fortifications, monuments, museums, and other points of interest

Anzac France Somme Official Website

14-18 en somme (French only)

Glory Hole Archaeology (La Boisselle Study Group)

The Tunnellers Memorial, Givenchy near Canadian National Vimy Memorial

The Western Front Association

Australians on the Western Front 1914-1918

Old Front Line Battlefields of WW1

Sites of the First World War, the Guide - courtesy Somme Tourisme 


Cemeteries and research tools

Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Commonwealth War Graves Commission 

Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery - largest German cemetery in France, containing 44,888 burials (in German) near Arras

American Battle Monuments Commission provides a search tool to locate more than 218,000 individuals buried or memorialized at sites throughout the world.  Also check out the Find A Grave website.

WW1Cemeteries.com

Old Front Line Battlefields of WW1 - offers a paid service to research soldiers who fought in the First World War

Somme American Cemetery and Memorial - graves of 1,844 American soldiers, many lost in the first battle at Cantigny



Museums

Victoria School and Franco-Australian Museum - Villers-Bretonneux

The Dragon's Lair, historical museum of the Chemin des Dames

Historial de la Grande Guerre, museum of the First World War in Peronne

Musée Somme 1916 in Albert

Le Tommy - Café du Souvenir is an Australian-themed restaurant·pub·museum including a life-size trench system seen here

Le P'tit train de la Haute Somme - take a train ride along the last remaining section of a large military supply network built during WW1



General historical information

Firstworldwar.com - a multimedia history of world war one

The Long, Long Trail - The British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918

The Battle of Amiens information provided by the Canadian War Museum 

Imperial War Museum    

Tunnelling

Irish Soldiers in the Battle of the Somme

Australians on the Western Front 1914-1918

Distances from us to memorials and other points of

interest 

​(distance and time approximate)

Canadian National Vimy Memorial             95 km / 60 miles            1 hr 30 minutes

Australian Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux    32 km / 20 miles            25 minutes

Arras                                                           83 km / 52 miles            1 hr 15 minutes

Thiepval Memorial to the Missing               60 km / 37 miles            1 hr

Chemin des Dames (region)                      150 km / 90 miles           1 hr 30 minutes

Oise-Aisne American Cemetery                 170 km / 105 miles         2 hrs
and Memorial

Cantigny, site of first American                   35 km / 21 miles             30 minutes
offensive of WW1

Lochnagar Crater at La Boisselle,               55 km / 34 miles             45 minutes 
the largest man-made mine crater

2nd Australian Division Memorial at           75 km / 46 miles             50 minutes
Mont Saint-Quentin, near Peronne

Pozières                                                      57 km / 35 miles             45 minutes

Newfoundland Memorial Park at                 57 km / 35 miles             54 minutes
Beaumont-Hamel

Australian Memorial Park,                           95 km / 59 miles             1 hr
Bullecourt Digger and 
‘Slouch Hat’ Memorial

VC Corner Australian Memorial                  133 km / 83 miles           1 hr 50 minutes
& Cemetary, Cobbers Memorial, 
and Fromelles Cemetary, Pheasant 
Wood at Fromelles                                                    

36th (Ulster) Division Memorial,                  57 km / 35 miles             52 minutes
The Ulster Memorial Tower at Thiepval

Ypres & Messines, Belgium                         186 km / 116 miles          2 hrs

​Indian Memorial at Neuve Chapelle             150 km / 93 miles           1 hr 30 minutes

South African National Memorial,                 62 km / 38 miles             45 minutes
Delville Wood,  Longueval

Apple Apps for iPhone, iPad or

​iPod touch

click to go directly to the iTunes App Store Preview

Great War Battlefields of the Western Front
GPS locator for cemeteries, battlefields, memorials, trench systems, 
museums & other sites of historical interest (2.99€)

WWI Somme
Battlefield experiences of participants (fictional) along Circuit of Remembrance 
created by Somme Tourism Agency

Guerre 14-18 LITE (in French)
App financed by the European Union presenting testimonies of 
participants at various battle sites (uses GPS)

Flanders Fields Memorials
Guide to Great War sites around Ypres-Salient and Yser region in Belgium (1.99€)

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1914-1918 2014-2018
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Years of Remembrance



to get more ideas about the sites you may wish to visit