Take a time leap into the interwar period with this guided tour

Name: Take a time leap into the interwar period with this guided tour
Start: 2021-09-19T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-09-19T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Gros Ouvrage du Galgenberg

A breathtaking view of the top of the Galgenberg!

Sunday 19 September 2021, 10:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00Passed

Conditions

Free. On reservation. Provide warm clothes and good shoes.

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Discover one of the rare works of the Maginot line to own a gallery in stone!

Maintained in its original state, the visit of the work takes place like a time leap in this troubled period of the interwar period in one of the most incredible technical achievements of its time.
Told by passionate volunteers, this unique story never ceases to amaze visitors from France and around the world.
At the end of the visit, you can climb the «Galgenberg», the hill whose name it bears and which offers at its summit a beautiful panorama on the valley of the Moselle!

About the location

Gros Ouvrage du Galgenberg

3 allée des Platanes, 57570 Cattenom

Moselle
Grand Est

The fortified site of Cattenom presents itself as an active museum where the components and materials of the Maginot Line are presented in their context of 1940\. The devices in operation make the public understand the life of the fortress troops.
The main mission of the work was to occupy a high point (the «Galgenberg») which offers views to Germany and even to Metz on a clear day! The summit under which this work is built has made it possible to carry out a compact work with galleries of (relatively) small length while maintaining the armament with curved shot back of the summit, and therefore paraded to the views of the enemy. It is one of the rare works to have galleries in ashlar stone.