Between emotion, historical immersion and adventure!Come live the LAND OF MEMORY experience: a unique journey of memory through France, Germany, Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to discover history, be inspired by heroes, or travel back in time ⏳
___TOURS & EXPERIENCES
Are you always looking for weekend getaways not too far from home or do you regret not knowing the region well and never going on vacation in the area when you are lucky enough to have a rich historical cultural heritage?
With LAND OF MEMORY you will be able to enjoy a new kind of tourism and discover the 87 sites of memory to visit, spread over a 400 km radius between France, Germany, Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.We guarantee that you will not have time to get bored as the program and the list of destinations and circuits is varied! 🙏
By visiting the various museums, memorials, citadels, exhibitions, military cemeteries, battlefields, trenches, immersive experiences, towns and nature walks...🌳 you will learn more about the conflicts and history of the 20th century that marked the Greater Region.
A great way to understand what our ancestors may have experienced at that time and a good opportunity to fulfill your duty of remembrance. 📚
___GOOD TO KNOW
What we love about LAND OF MEMORY is that they offer pre-packaged itinerary suggestions to make your life easier. A kind of “ready-to-go” weekend where you choose your theme, you jump in your car and you go on an adventure. No need to go through tourist guides to find what to do, they have already chosen the best of the iconic sites between Bastogne, Liege and Verdun. 🗺
Plus it's super friendly and well thought out for kids and teens! 🧒We're sure they'll be captivated by the life-size silhouettes hidden in the Schumannseck Remembrance Trail (LU), the living reconstructions of the daily life of the Poilus in the Chattancourt Trench (FR), the amazing 3D experience with Nota Bene and the Easy Company in the Bois Jacques in Bastogne (BE) or happy to spend an unusual night where the soldiers stayed in 1914 at the Fort Lantin (BE).
With this cross-border trip you will also have the chance to be in the middle of nature and to cross preserved natural spaces. A great combo to combine hiking and swimming vacations with cultural tourism.
___OUR FAVORITES
To give you a foretaste of what awaits you, we have made a selection of 6 sites to see as soon as possible!
LUXEMBOURG
Exhibition Family of Man - 📍Clervaux
The biggest photo exhibition 📸 of all time (just that! and hooray! it's in Luxembourg!). You'll see that this project delivers a true message of peace, equality and love between Humans and that it's not for nothing that it's registered as UNESCO Memory of the World! (superAmandine had chills)
National Military History Museum - 📍 Diekirch
A must for history buffs! Thanks to the ultra-realistic reconstructions of the soldiers' lives and the collections of documents, weapons, objects and military vehicles, you will learn everything about the Battle of the Bulge and the history of the Luxembourg resistance.
© C. Lichterte / © MNHM
FRANCE
Camp Marguerre - 📍Loison
Do you like history and games? Then you'll love this visit! 🕵️In the heart of the forest, here you are in 1916, a journalist infiltrated on this rear base of German soldiers to foil enemy plans...
© Land of Memory
Subterranean Citadel - 📍Verdun
A unique experience, where you will be plunged 16m under the rock, in the maze of the citadel of Verdun, thanks to augmented reality. Put yourself in the shoes of a soldier during the war and meet 3 other Poilus.Emotions guaranteed!
© Grand Verdun – Anne Schwab-Nodée
BELGIUM
Remember Museum 39-45 - 📍 Thimister-Clermont
"Marcel was 7 years old when the war started. In 1944, his farm was transformed into a large bivouac where 110 American soldiers were housed... "This story sounds like the script of a historical movie, but... it is real! In this authentic museum, which he opened with his wife Mathilde, Marcel Schmetz pays tribute to the Americans. Everything on display is the fruit of his childhood memories, those left by the soldiers and his numerous contacts with American survivors.
© C. Lichterte
Bastogne War Museum - 📍Bastogne
You always wonder what civilians can experience during war? Follow the journey of 4 characters immersed in the Battle of the Bulge, at the Bastogne War Museum. Through sets, multi-sensory shows, testimonies and period films, you will be able to feel the strong emotions of adults and children in the war. And since July 9, a brand new show will make you understand Europe.
___AND MORE
To go even further, you can subscribe to the superpodcast 🎧 of LAND OF MEMORY on your favorite platform! It's translated into 4 languages (so no excuses). We listened to the first episode that was just released and guess what?! We love it! It's very well explained and it's very nice to be able to dive into the history of the past (it changes your history textbook you will see!)
