A big battle in the Beauce? This is the theme of the 1870 War Museum in Loigny-la-Bataille with an innovative interactive visit in which you are given a Pocket Pc and Aristide, your virtual guide, takes you back into history.
Descriptif patrimoine :
Did you know that there was a battle in Loigny where 9,000 people died on 2nd December 1870? At the head of the Papal Zouaves, General Sonis bravely launched himself into a losing battle against the Prussian troops. The museum has a rich collection of weapons, clothing, and documents about the 1870 war. It is the biggest memorial dedicated to this subject. Thanks to Aristide, the Pocket PC, which proposes an interactive visit, you can browse whilst choosing from a multitude of themes on offer, and immerse yourself in this precise moment in history on this exciting visit (over 45 minutes long).
Descriptif patrimoine centre :
Did you know that there was a battle in Loigny where 9,000 people died on 2nd December 1870? At the head of the Papal Zouaves, General Sonis bravely launched himself into a losing battle against the Prussian troops. The museum has a rich collection of weapons, clothing, and documents about the 1870 war. It is the biggest memorial dedicated to this subject. Thanks to Aristide, the Pocket PC, which proposes an interactive visit, you can browse whilst choosing from a multitude of themes on offer, and immerse yourself in this precise moment in history on this exciting visit (over 45 minutes long).
Descriptif patrimoine site :
Did you know that there was a battle in Loigny where 9,000 people died on 2nd December 1870? At the head of the Papal Zouaves, General Sonis bravely launched himself into a losing battle against the Prussian troops. The museum has a rich collection of weapons, clothing, and documents about the 1870 war. It is the biggest memorial dedicated to this subject. Thanks to Aristide, the Pocket PC, which proposes an interactive visit, you can browse whilst choosing from a multitude of themes on offer, and immerse yourself in this precise moment in history on this exciting visit (over 45 minutes long).
We speak : French, French

Visit

Average length of individual visit : 01:30 min.
Average length of group visit : 01:30 min.

audio guide language

French, English, German

price

Full adult price
(Full price)

Discount rate
(Students, jobseekers, veterans)

Free rate
(Under 6 years old and members of the association Les Amis de Sonis Loigny)

Payment options

  • Debit cards
  • Cheques
  • Cash

services

equipment

  • Shop
  • Parking

advice

Adress

Place du 2 décembre 1870
28140 LOIGNY-LA-BATAILLE
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