First World War articles Tag

Roissy Charles de Gaulle, the leading French airport

air passenger transport and anticipate the predicted saturation of Orly Airport and Le Bourget Airport, which had been created around the time of the First World War. The creation of the 'Paris Nord' airport on a large agricultural area 25 km northeast of Paris was decided by the interministeria ...

17
Oct
2007

Cabourg: 5 ideas for visiting the town in the footsteps of Marcel Proust

its Beach is nicknamed "the Beach of the romantics", it is not reserved for lovers! 2- The Marcel Proust Walk For eight years, from 1907 until the First World War, Marcel Proust went to Cabourg every summer on holiday. It was during his walks by the sea or in the bocage that he found the insp ...

04
June
2021

Surprise your friends with these 10 Original Hams

Rabelais in "Gargantua" but almost fell into oblivion without the obstinacy of a craftsman who in 2007 decided to revive its production. Until the First World War, it was the most sold food product in France. Dried in the middle of winter, it takes advantage of the dry cold and winds of the regio ...

24
May
2022

The Château de Boulogne-la-Grasse : 5 good reasons to visit this amazing place

n the hollow of a mysterious forest. It is also hung by the memory of the Great War, whose soldiers it hosted. A few months after the beginning of the First World War, the front moved to the Oise and the castle was requisitioned by the French army. It is then transformed into a parking and observ ...

21
June
2022

Land art : the artist Saype repaints the Ballon d'Alsace

as soon as you get a little higher, you can recognize : - the TGV for Alstom - the Adrian helmet built in the Beaucourt factories during the First World War - the Lion of Belfort in the form of a stuffed animal - a guitar, which reminds us that this territory hosts the Eurockéen ...

04
July
2022

Les Combattantes: what is the new TF1 series worth?

self. A sumptuous historical reconstruction With the series Les Combattantes, TF1 transports us to a completely different era, at the heart of the First World War. The series begins at the beginning of the conflict, on September 12, 1914, in eastern France. As the war disrupts daily life, four w ...

19
Sep
2022

The Château d'If: 5 things to know about the prison of the Count of Monte Cristo

Blanqui. Over the centuries, the history of this place has remained inseparable from the history of France as German prisoners were detained there during the First World War. 5- It has been open to the public since 1880. Tourists who visit the Château d'If off the coast of Marseille today may not ...

06
Aug
2024