Mémorial Canadien de Vimy walks

This site represents Canada's most impressive memorial to its citizens who fought and gave their lives in the First World War. A strategic high point, offering breathtaking views of the coalfield and Artois hills.

Starting from Place de Souchez, you’ll reach the Canadian memorial. The Battle of Vimy took place in April 1917. From the start of the war, the Germans held the heights of Vimy and the entire mining basin. After numerous unsuccessful attempts by the French and British to recapture these positions, it was the Canadians who drove them back, at the cost of 11,000 dead in their ranks.

Hike through plains and woods, passing by the Canadian Memorial, which you can visit, as well as the museum and the trenches (by reservation).