Chemin des Dames (Route Historique D18)
A 30-km ridge road overlooking the Aisne and Ailette valleys, the Chemin des Dames is one of France's most significant WWI memorial sites. Trench remnants, war cemeteries, monuments and destroyed villages line the route.
- Category
- wwi-memorial
- Address
- Route Départementale D18 CD, between Soissons and Laon, multiple (Oulches, Cerny-en-Laonnois, Craonne...)
- Price
- free
- Suggested duration
- half-day
- Best season
- spring-summer
- Don't miss
- Self-drive memorial route, Multiple cemeteries and monuments, Themed signposted itinerary, Free access