|  |  Lille Battlefields TourSome of the First World War's most important battles were fought around Ypres. Lille's tourist office (in the Place Rihour) runs a Saturday tour which takes visitors to the battlefields of Messines, visiting significant monuments, memorials and cemeteries en route.Highlights of this moving and informative tour include a trip to Essex Farm Cemetery (which provided the inspiration for John McCrae's celebrated 1915 poem, In Flanders Fields) as well as to Tyne Cot Cemetery, one of the largest Commonwealth military graveyards. There's also a chance to visit Ypres town centre and Langemark Cemetery, where German soldiers were laid to rest.
The tour leaves from the tourist office on the Place Rihour every Saturday and places must be booked in advance. For more information, please contact the tourist office. |
Event Details:
| Date(s):
Various Dates
April 4, 2009
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December 12, 2009
April 4, 2010
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December 12, 2010 *
April 4, 2011
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December 12, 2011 *
* To Be Confirmed.
Opening Hours:
Sat 1.30pm-5.30pm
Cost:
€35
Location:
Lille, Nord-Pas de Calais, France |
Venue Details:
| Venue Name:
Place Rihour
Address:
Central Lille
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