The exhibition deals exclusively with all the events relating to the crossing of the Pyrenees (in particular in the Couserans) during the Second World War by all those who wanted either to join the allied forces and continue the armed struggle, or to escape the Nazis. In a room as large as it is bright, you will travel on a journey full of teaching and emotion: from the German occupation in Ariège to the internment camps in Spain, after learning about the deportation of Jews in Ariège, the smugglers and the past with the following sub-chapters: escapees from France, the different networks, itineraries, accommodation and passages, tragic or sometimes happy, allied pilots shot down on our territory, troop children, places of memory, martyrs…
Ranking & labels
- Recommended in bad weather
Location
Couserans Pyrenees
Prices / Opening
Opening
From February 01 to 31 March 2024 | |
Monday | Open from 14:00:00 p.m. to 17:30:00 p.m. |
Tuesday | Open from 14:00:00 p.m. to 17:30:00 p.m. |
Wednesday | Open from 10:00:00 p.m. to 12:00:00 p.m. |
Thursday | Open from 14:00:00 p.m. to 17:30:00 p.m. |
Friday | Closed |
Services
Equipments
- Show room