Collégiale St. Vulfran

The St. Vulfran church, built in 1488 and never completed, is a master work of flamboyant Gothic style.

Abbeville

Basilque Notre Dame de Brebières

Splendid example of Neo-Byzantijnse architecture, the basilica Notre Dame of Brebières had been baptised by the pope Léon XIII in "Lourdes du Nord” and has been an important pilgrimages since the 12th century.

Albert

Internet site:

http://www.ville-albert.fr/fr/

La cathédrale Notre Dame d'Amiens

Built in 1220, one of most beautiful and largest (twice the size as Notre-Dame in Paris) example of the Gothic construction style, registered on the world heritage list of UNESCO

Amiens

Internet site: http://w2.amiens.com/cathedrale

Les Hortillonnages

The water gardens of the city Amiens.

Amiens

Internet site:  http://www.somme-tourisme.com

Museum van Picardië

Established in a monument in pure Napoleon-III style, with lots of collectives from the prehistory untill the 20th century

Amiens

website:

http://w2.amiens.com/museedepicardie

Samara

Large park concerning prehistory. You discover 600.000 years of history and a century archaeology. Arboretum, pavilion of exhibition (constructions of the habitat and crafts industry).

Amiens

Internetsite: http://www.samara.fr

Château de Ham

Ruine of a citadel from the 15 centurie which did service as a prison for subversive men. Napoleonkept here as a prisoner for many years', escaped by disguising himself as a mason

Ham

Internet site:

http://ville-ham.fr

Château de Picquigny

Remains of a castle from the 14th centurie. You can see a kitchen from 1600, a part of the room in which was passed sentence and pavilion

Picquigny

Internet site: http://piquigny.free.fr

L'abbatiale st. Riquier

The abbey church has a superb, entirely carved frontage in flamboyant Gothic style

St. Riquier

Internet site: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/off.tourisme.saint.riquier

Chapelle st. Esprit in Rue

Decoratively gothic sculpture

Rue

Parc ornithologique Marcanterra

Extended nature area (1000 ha) of forested dunes and pastures to the edge of the bay of the Somme. It is the country between ground and sea, what the Picardic coast in its origin has been preserved.

St Quentin en Tourmont

website: Marcanterra Sea Ranch & Marcanterra Bois & Plantes

Château de Rambures

Feudal, 15th century citadel which gives an entirely intact deposition of military architecture in the middle ages.

Rambures

website:

http://www.chateaufort-rambures.com