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Collégiale St. Vulfran
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The St. Vulfran church,
built in 1488 and never completed, is a master work of
flamboyant Gothic style.
Abbeville |
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Basilque Notre Dame de Brebières |
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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/ |
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La cathédrale Notre Dame d'Amiens
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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
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Museum van Picardië |
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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
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Samara |
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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 |
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Château de Ham |
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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
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Château de Picquigny |
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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
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Parc ornithologique Marcanterra |
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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
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Château de Rambures |
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Feudal, 15th century
citadel which gives an entirely intact deposition of
military architecture in the middle ages.
Rambures
website:
http://www.chateaufort-rambures.com |
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