In the footsteps of the Romans at Veslud

This cemetery was laid out by German troops in April 1917 - the month the Nivelle offensive was launched on the nearby Chemin des Dames - in response to the high number of casualties suffered on the front. From the outset, it was designed with the landscape in mind, taking advantage of the lay of the land (the slope leading down to the church and the civilian cemetery). Originally made of wood, the crosses in the cemetery - in which 1,704 soldiers are buried - were replaced by those we see today, 60 years after the end of the conflict. In 2015, the site was nominated as a World Heritage Site, and was accepted on 20 September 2023 (along with 8 other sites in the Axis region) at the 45th session of UNESCO in Riyadh...

This former cave, owned by the local council, is now closed off by a gate as it is home to many species of bat (including the Petit Rhinolophe), so be careful when you walk past...

The one you will see from the road is on the heights of the village, in a grove in the middle of the forest, but there are two others...