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
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