Bring family or friends together for a weekend stay near Verdun

"Let's not let our villages die!" This is the motto of Chantal and Jean François Collot, domiciled in Thillot under the coasts.
For this they did not spare their trouble; They have invested to give life to houses to welcome tourists from France and elsewhere in comfort deserving the 5 stars. "We really want them to feel at home." Chantal told us recently. Successful bet! And Jean François to retort "most remain in touch, they have even become friends." She is there, proof that the reception is there. With their legendary friendliness they receive and advise on the many riches of our heritage, demonstrating that the Meuse is not limited to Verdun and 14-18. They make them discover our gastronomy with mirabelle, obviously but also peaches and apricots, the local delicatessens and our vineyard.
To promote tourism for these meusiens there is not that the affair of the general council and the tourist offices but that of all, each must complement to promote our beautiful department and there is no need to mirror To see that it is beautiful.
Finally, to demonstrate the good life and the well-being of Meuse, it is certain that this is the concern of Chantal and Jean François and as such they become actors of local development and dynamism.
They invite you to discover their little cuckoo nests on their site "les gî".
We can only wish our regional ambassadors every success.

Verdun Discover the largest historical sites 14-18, experience the emotion of a fresco
Grandiose with its show "Des flammes à la lumière", and discover the most beautiful
Architectural monuments of the city of Verdun. St Remy la Calonne, discover the French military cemetery where rests Alain Fournier and his companions. At Eparges go up the top of Crete to discover a historic site of Fighting 14/18.
In Viéville under the Côtes discover the 2 lavoirs completely restored and the observatory of the Côtes de Meuse with its telescope 83 cm in diameter, as well as some wine cellars to visit.

In Hannonville sous les Côtes, visit the ecomuseum "La Maison des Arts et Traditions Rurales" located 100 m after the church. In this typically Lorraine street, this old winegrower's house retraces the life of a peasant family at the end of the 19th century.


Fresnes en Woëvre is a former fortified village that offers shops and services. In Woël discover the typically Meusian fortified church of Saint Gorgon with its magnificent 13C bell tower.

In Lachaussée, go for a walk around the pond classified national nature reserve where you can observe the fauna and the birds.

In Saint Benoît en Woëvre, you will find the vestiges of the former Cistercian abbey destroyed during the First World War.

Nestling in a green setting, the origin of Saint Mihiel dates back to 755, the date of creation of the 1st monastery. Discover this small town of Meuse which saw the birth of the great sculptor of the Renaissance who left magnificent works including the Sepulcher and the Pâmoison of the Virgin visible in St Mihiel. Discover also the Bénédictine Library with its 8000 ancient works and its Museum of Sacred Art.

Enter the history of the First World War by visiting Verdun and its surroundings.

The must-see sites on the battlefield of Verdun.
300 days and 300 nights of uninterrupted fighting, plus 300,000 dead and missing in the year 1916. One can only catch the horror of the great war and understand the human sacrifice by visiting:
- Underground citadel which is a few meters from our hotel;
- Ossuary of Douaumont place of recollection which shelters more 130 000 bodies of French and German soldiers;
- the Verdun Memorial closed for renovation until 2016, this place presents the hell of the trenches;
- Fort Douaumont the keystone of the fortified system of this war;
- Fort de Vaux besieged by the German army;
- villages destroyed, 9 villages striped from the map;
- the bayonet trenches symbolic place on the battlefield ...