In Amiens and the Amiens Region:
Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the finest examples of Gothic art.
the Picardy Museum, built under the reign of Napoleon III, archaeological collections ,19th century sculpture, monumental murals by Puvis de Chavannes).
the Saint-Leu quarter, criss-crossed by a lot of canals, cafés, restaurants and pubs, antique stores, the oldest houses of the town.
the jules verne's house : relive the adventures of Verne's heroes as Michel Strogoff, Captain Nemo...
the Belfry, the Jules Verne circus...
the floating gardens and their 300 hectares of small islands and criss-crossed by 65 km of canals.
Surrounding areas:
Samara, reconstruction of living quarters and demonstrations of prehistoric techniques.
the National Australian Mémorial in Villers Bretonneux , the circuit of Remembrance and the Battlefields of the Somme : BeaumontHamel, Thiepval, the most important British war memorial Longueval, La Boisselle and the Lochnagar crater, Albert (life in the trenches in 1916)
The musée de la Grande Guerre in Péronne, the central reference museum for the First World War.
the underground town in Naours, shelterings tunnels 33 m below ground.
golf course,
the ponds of the upper Somme , a paradise for anglers and walkers,the panoramic viewpoint of Vaux.
the Picardy coast, the Marquenterre birds sanctuary
and the Somme bay, one of the most important stopping places for the migratory birds in Europe.
Rambures fortress, a jewel of military architecture, park and rose garden,
Saint Riquier Abbey-Church and St Vulfran Collegiale Church in Abbeville, masterpiece of flamboyant gothic art.
According to the date ...
in Amiens :
the discovery of the hortillonnages in a traditionnal boat (from the 1st April to the 31th of October)
the light show from the middle of June to the middle of September and December)
the Christams Market (from the end of November to the end of December in the pedestrian area)
the Puppet theatre "chés cabotans d'Amiens" and the hero Lafleur : his motto "eat well, drink well and do nothing!"
the boats of Saint Leu , a new way to discover the quarter (from May to October)
lives in the town "fête dans la ville"or "fête de la musique"in June,"fête au bord de l'eau at the beginnning of September...
in the surroundings:
the Sound and Light Show in Ailly sur Noye (from the end of August to the end of September during four week-ends)
the flea market"réderie" twice a year in Amiens and in the villages during the nice seasons.
the park and gardens Valloires, Maizicourt, Rambures , Séricourt... Astérix amusement park 1h15 and Disneyland Paris 1h45
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Tourism in Picardy
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