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Culture and Avents
Come discover unexpected treasures :
Rediscover General De Gaulle’s memory at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises with the Croix de Lorraine memorial and his family home, "La Boisserie".
Wander the narrow streets in the fortified city of Langres, "City of Art and History" – its towers and 3 km of ramparts. Travel back in time one evening with the "Halberdier Festival" (in August).
In Saint-Dizier, admire the castle and the ramparts recently emphasized.
Joinville and its Château du Grand Jardin: discover the riches of this pleasure home, owned by the Departmental Council ; rediscover a "Renaissance" ambiance in its superb gardens : beds of flowers, medicinal plants and fruit trees. Visit "Springtime in the Great Garden", a celebration of plants (1 thru 4 May). Other castles and manors open their doors for "Parcs et Jardins en Champagne-Ardenne".
Go discover Chaumont passing under the viaduct, wandering the narrow turret-lined streets, visiting the Nativity Museum, the dungeon, not to forget the Book and Poster House, with its annual "International Graphic Arts Festival" (in June and July). |
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In the Pays du Der, don’t miss the "Stained Glass and Timber-frame Churches Road": typical Champagne woodland architecture, unique in France. In Haute-Marne, many listed churches also deserve a visit, like the Romanesque church in Vignory.
Meet our famous men : Voltaire at Cirey-sur-Blaise Castle, Diderot in Langres, Bernard Dimey in Nogent, Marcel Arland in Varennes-sur-Amance or the Goncourt brothers, in the village named after them !
You will discover the charm of Bourbonne-les-Bains spa for a relaxing (with a casino) and healthy stay as, for more than 2 000 ans, its waters have been renowned for rheumatism, arthritis and repertory problems.
Archeological sites are part of the Department’s landscape : sites at Faverolles, Andilly-en-Bassigny, Fort Bévaux and Bourbonne-les-Bains. |
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Military Heritage
