After a period marked by COVID, we are launching an unusual challenge to Barbara and Santiago: two days of hitchhiking on an adventure! Their mission? Reach Haute-Marne... without telephone or GPS, armed only with their courage and a vaguely indicated objective. But in fact, where is Haute-Marne?
Welcome to the very first edition of Portraits 2 Passages : a human adventure, full of discoveries and challenges! For this first episode, we chose to highlight two captivating personalities: Barbara and Santiago, thirtysomething people who are as passionate as they are fascinating. Together, they set out to conquer a little-known territory but rich in surprises: Haute-Marne.
This department, nestled in the heart of the famous “Diagonal of the Void”, is the cradle of Aube, Marne and Seine. Between picturesque villages, vast forests and unexpected encounters, their journey promises to be memorable.
The adventure starts on Saturday, October 30 at 8 am, when our pairs leave Dijon for a unique challenge: to reach Haute-Marne and come back... only by hitchhiking! With no other means of transportation, they have 48 hours to explore, exchange, and meet the challenges of old-fashioned travel.
A video that will make you travel differently, through the eyes of these modern adventurers. So, ready to board?
Erected in 1968 in Langres, the statue (signed Jean Cardot) of Jeanne Mance pays tribute to him. In 2006, we celebrated the 400th anniversary of the birth of Jeanne Mance in Langres. She is now considered to be the co-founder of Montreal with Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve.
The Ortiz family's craft business, established in Saint-Dizier as early as 1921, became the MIKO ice cream factory in 1951.
Several notable megalithic sites can be observed in Haute-Marne. Here are a few of them:
Louise Michel, famous Communarde, born on May 29, 1830 in Vroncourt-la-Côte in Haute-Marne. A stele is dedicated to him on a village square.
The Cohons snail is a dry stone construction used to decorate a garden. These constructions flourished in the south of Haute-Marne during the 19th century.E century. Some twenty have been listed, mainly around Langres, by Alain Catherinet.
Nogent Cutlery Museum
The Basketry House. Discover the know-how, culture and history of basketry in Fayl-Billot through a collection of 200 items and innovative creations from the Basketry School.
The Charles de Gaulle Memorial in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises. The Charles-de-Gaulle Memorial is the hub of a memory trail consisting of La Boisserie, the house where Charles de Gaulle settled in 1934, the cemetery where the General's tomb is located, and the Grand Cross of Lorraine erected in tribute to him in 1972.
The statue of Denis Diderot is a work by Auguste Bartholdi installed on Place Diderot in Langres in 1884.
Created in 1945, the Chaumont School of Gendarmerie (Haute-Marne) is the oldest school for the initial training of police non-commissioned officers and the only one whose flag is honored with a military medal.
Voltaire, whose real name is François-Marie Arouet, took refuge in his castle of Cirey, located in the town of Cirey-sur-Blaise. He owes his fame to Voltaire who, fleeing Paris after the publication, without his knowledge, of his Philosophical letters, found refuge there from 1734 to 1749, invited by his mistress Emilie du Châtelet, Marquise du Châtelet, another brilliant spirit of the 18th centuryE century.