Jean-Marie Le Pen’s grave, a new ‘Dark tourism’ site

Article by Sébastien Liarte published on The Conversation on 19 February 2025.

In this article, Sébastien Liarte, professor at the University of Lorraine and member of BETA, looks back at the concept and history of ‘dark tourism’. Depending on the context, this particular form of tourism can cause serious nuisance and damage requiring special measures and precautions. This was the case with Jean-Marie Le Pen’s grave, which was vandalised on 31 January 2025, less than a month after his funeral.