Hire a native English-speaking historian to tour war sites in France

Hire a native English-speaking historian to tour war sites in France

My name is Paul Sanders. I am based in the Champagne region, and my mission is to provide you with a great experience when touring notable memory sites.

I hold a PhD in history and I am a published author with a 40-year old passion for the sites I visit with my clients.This means that they receive a level of insight that is uncommon for regular tour guides and hobby historians working elsewhere.

My advertised rate is a standard group rate for 2 full days of visits - a couple pays as much as a group of 8 (max. size accepted).

My tours can be customized to your tastes, interests and preferences. And I do offer a portfolio of shorter half-day tours and longer multiple-day tours to war and memory sites beyond the Champagne region.

Itinerary

Day 1: World War I and reconstruction: Reims and surroundings

Stop At: Fort de la Pompelle, 53 rue Simon route D 944, 51689, Reims France
A World War I fort with a superb museum
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Office de Tourisme de Reims, 6 rue Rockefeller, 51100, Reims France
Meet at the Tourist Office for a tour of the city centre of Reims, reconstructed after World War I
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Marne 14-18, Centre D'interpretation De Suippes, 4 ruelle Bayard, 51600 Suippes France
Visit the small museum commemorating World War I in the Champagne region
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: La Main de Massiges, 51800 Massiges France
Finish the tour with a trip to the Main de Massiges trench network and a brief detour via the stunning Gothic Basilica of Our Lady of the Thorn
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: War and Peace in Champagne-Ardennes

Stop At: Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, Impasse du Musee, 08270 Novion-Porcien France
Tour the brand-new Museum dedicated to War and Peace in the Champagne-Ardenne region
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Museum of the Surrender, 12 rue du Pdt Franklin Roosevelt, 51100, Reims France
Visit the site of German unconditional surrender in 1945
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Caverne du Dragon, Musee du Chemin des Dames, Rd 18 Chemin des Dames, 02160 Oulches-la-Vallee-Foulon France
Visit the site of the last French offensive in 1917, including the impressive Cavern of the Dragon
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.