Maison de tourisme de Bastogne - Tourism

Description

American veterans of the Battle of the Ardennes were very touched by the idea that their name could be inscribed on a plaque at the base of a tree, their “personal tree” that will survive them and blossom. In 1994, not far from Mardasson, on the initiative of the local UNICEF Committee, the ‘Wood of Peace’ was inaugurated. Viewed from the sky, the 4,000 trees planted in an area of 3 hectares (7.4 acres) represent the UNICEF symbol : mother and child, the universal symbol of tenderness. The perimeter is flanked by panels presenting the towns of the World Union of Martyred Towns of Peace, established in 1982 on the initiative of town of Bastogne. (text source by Guy Blockmans/OPT)