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The Somme

First World War battlefields of memorials, mine craters and cemeteries, around Thiepval and Albert.

Photo: Amanda Slater, from Coventry (England) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Best Time to Go
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to The Somme is being written. It's on the Northeast France list as Must-See and France list as Worth a Detour.

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