Commemoration
Découverte de Cerny-en-Laonnois sur le Chemin des Dames
Cerny-en-Laonnois
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- Date
- Saturday, 7 November 2026
- Time
- 10:30 to 12:00
- Price
- Price to be confirmed
- Category
- Commemoration
- Venue
- Cerny-en-Laonnois
- Cerny-en-Laonnois
- Cerny-en-Laonnois area
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What to expect
About this event
Let me take you to the Chemin des Dames, the First World War battlefield ridge at Cerny-en-Laonnois, on Saturday 7 November 2026. The meeting point is in front of the memorial chapel at 10.30 am, for a tour lasting an hour and a half.
Local historian Guy Marival first introduces the memorial chapel. A guide from the Caverne du Dragon, the Chemin des Dames museum, then leads the tour of the French and German cemeteries. The tour takes place outdoors.
This morning is part of Les Grands Jours de la Mémoire, now in its very first edition. From 3 to 11 November 2026, the First World War heritage mission of the Aisne department offers one highlight a day, each time in a different area, to showcase the funerary and memorial sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Aisne department has nine of them.
The tour is free. The tourist office lists it as booking required, while the department says booking is recommended: the simplest option is to email caverne@aisne.fr or call 03 23 25 14 18.
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Your questions
Frequently asked questions
When is the Découverte de Cerny-en-Laonnois?
On Saturday 7 November 2026, starting at 10.30 am and lasting 1h30.
Where do we meet?
In front of the memorial chapel at Cerny-en-Laonnois, on the Chemin des Dames.
Who leads the tour?
Local historian Guy Marival introduces the memorial chapel, then a guide from the Caverne du Dragon leads the tour of the French and German cemeteries.
Do I need to sign up?
The tourist office lists the tour as booking required; the department says booking is recommended, via caverne@aisne.fr or 03 23 25 14 18.
Is there a charge?
No, the tour is free.
At a glance
The Découverte de Cerny-en-Laonnois sur le Chemin des Dames is a free 90-minute guided tour of the memorial chapel and the French and German cemeteries, on Saturday 7 November 2026 at 10.30 am.
Saturday 7 November 2026, 10.30 am, in front of the memorial chapel at Cerny-en-Laonnois (Chemin des Dames). Duration: 1h30. Free. Outdoor tour. Sign-up: caverne@aisne.fr or 03 23 25 14 18 (booking required according to the tourist office, recommended according to the department).