La Boisserie

Bought in 1934 by Charles de Gaulle, this ivy-clad brick and stone house at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, in the Haute-Marne, became the family refuge where he withdrew after the Liberation and again after resigning the presidency in 1969, writing most of his Memoirs of Hope here.

Open to visitors since 1980 and still owned by the de Gaulle family, the house has kept the general's furniture and personal belongings, an intimate testimony to the daily life of the man who embodied Free France. The study where he worked, the library and the drawing room reveal the man behind the historic figure, in a rural setting that contrasts with his national stature. Nearby, the huge Cross of Lorraine of the Charles de Gaulle memorial dominates the village and countryside.

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