La demeure du président Thomas Jefferson, située sur la montagne à Monticello, Charlottesville
La ville coloniale Colonial Williamsburg
Mount Vernon, demeure du premier président américain George Washington, surmontant la rivière Potomac près de Washington, DC
Le centre Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center du "National Air and Space Museum", musée de l'air et de l'espace, à proximité de l'aéroport international Washington Dulles
La demeure du président Thomas Jefferson, située sur la montagne à Monticello, Charlottesville
La ville coloniale Colonial Williamsburg
Mount Vernon, demeure du premier président américain George Washington, surmontant la rivière Potomac près de Washington, DC
Le centre Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center du "National Air and Space Museum", musée de l'air et de l'espace, à proximité de l'aéroport international Washington Dulles
Histoire et culture à Virginie
Explorez des sites historiques dans la Virginie.
Explorez des sites historiques dans la Virginie.
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Depuis l’arrivée des premiers colons anglais à Jamestown en 1607, la Virginie a joué un rôle prépondérant dans l’histoire de l’Amérique. Aujourd’hui, les 37 km de la Colonial Parkway montrent l’importance de l’état au cours de la période de colonisation, et entraîne les visiteurs vers des sites historiques majeurs.
Colonial Life en Virginie
C’est à Yorktown, que s’est déroulée la bataille décisive finale de la Guerre d’Indépendance. Des expositions éducatives expliquent les circonstances qui ont mené à la guerre, tandis que des jeux interactifs sur la vie militaire au 18ème siècle permettent de vous glisser dans la peau d’un soldat du Continent. Si vous voulez vivre la vie quotidienne des colons, allez à Colonial Williamsburg, Virginie surnommée « plus grand musée historique vivant du pays ». Sur plus de 120 hectares, ateliers de forgerons, tavernes, presses d’imprimerie et églises vous offriront des instantanés du passé.
Résidences & Musées présidentielles
Plus au nord, la visite des propriétés de George Washington et de Thomas Jefferson vous donnera une idée de qui étaient ces grands personnages qui façonnèrent l’histoire de la nation.
Sites de la guerre civile de la Virginie
La Virginie fut aussi la toile de fond de nombreuses activités durant la Guerre de Sécession. Faites le tour de champs de bataille célèbres comme ceux de Fredericksburg et de Manassas ou visitez McLean House à Appottamox, où le Général Robert E. Lee capitula devant l’armée fédérale.
Laissez-vous guider à la Région de la capitale USA
Que vous recherchiez des infos sur la Maison Blanche ou sur les sites historiques de la Virginie et du Maryland, notre site web vous aidera à trouver tout ce qu’il vous faut pour un circuit sur les fondements historiques des États-Unis.
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