Péronne, Somme

Heading south today's drive was through farmland and industrial areas so not terribly scenic but we did find another great free stopover in Péronne which has tons of history . Few towns in France have been so devastated by war over the centuries. Burned and pillaged in the time of the Normans, gravely damaged during the Spanish occupation, devastated by the Germans in 1870, totally destroyed in 1917, and bombed and burned in 1940.
Our stopover was opposite a beautiful park which leads into the town. It was a great find.Read more