Suggested cruises in Somme-Picardie

On this page you will find our cruise suggestions for the Somme and the Somme Bay starting from our base in Cappy, for cruises of one week, 10 or 11 days, 2 weeks and longer.

Click on the + or - to open the windows for the cruise suggestions with the total distance, the number of locks and the average navigation time. For most of the suggestions, you will also find an animated track.

Also, you can directly check the availabilities or make a reservation on this cruise.

Fishing

The Somme valley boasts one of the best fishing place in France. Eels here are the star attraction. But the ponds and meres are rich too in pike and carp. The area is well known too for bream, roach and above all rudd, often of record-breaking size! Do slow down in your Pénichette when you pass the many fishermen on the bank; you will see their faces crease into a smile as they thank you for not making too much wash.

You will need a licence to fish. A 15 day permit is available for 25€ anywhere in France.

NOT TO MISS

Amiens and its cathedrale

sheer perfection, and the ambitious scale it was designed to makes it the largest cathedral in France. Listed as an UNESCO World Heritage monument, with its superb sculptures it bedazzles the senses, particularly on a summer evening when a magical Son et Lumiere show recreates its now-vanished rich medieval paintwork.

Before memories fade:

the Somme was the backdrop to some of the most terrible fighting in the First World War. There are many spots which honour the memory of those who died, and in particular, close to the Somme canal, Peronne with its museum of the Great War, Froissy, Le Hamel and Villers-Bretonneux.

Samara

this archaeological theme park, covering some 30 hectares, shows you how men have lived and worked over the last 6000 years. Its walking trails are a good introduction to the natural environment of the Valley of the Somme.

The Hortillonnage

Don't on any account miss this unique aspect of Picardy’s capital, a patchwork of some 300 hectares of island vegetable and flower gardens alongside the Canal de la Somme just outside Amiens. These gardens, surrounded by reeds, bullrushes and waterlilies in a labyrinth of little canals or “rieux” can be visited aboard a traditional working boat.

Further information on
www.somme-tourisme.com