On the right, American graves. Enter Vaux. Cross the National Road (N. 3) and continue straight along the valley. The ruins here are particularly impressive (photo above).
Going towards Essommes, the tourist comes to Monneaux, whose cemetery is on the left, at the entrance to the village. The wall nearest Vaux is pierced with loop-holes for machine-guns. Along the left-hand side of the road, American graves. Cross the village, which was much less damaged than Vaux, pass through Montcourt, and after leaving the village cross the river. Continue straight along, pass through a hamlet, after which Essommes is reached. This tiny village is one of the oldest in the region. Its fine church was built in the 13th and 14th centuries. The choir and transept are especially noteworthy.
THE NAVE AND CHOIR OF ESSOMMES CHURCH, WHOSE VAULTING HAS FALLEN IN.