Amiens is located in the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France.
From Paris Gare du Nord is 1h30 by train.
Place du Don.
Amiens has an important historical and cultural heritage, on which a significant amount of tourism is based.
Apart from the cathedral, there is the hortillonnages , the Jules Verne House, the Tour Perret, the Musée de Picardie, the zoo , the quarters of Saint-Leu and Saint-Maurice and more.
Amiens has the largest Christmas market in northern France.
It is known for the “macarons d’Amiens.
The Somme river.
Buste of Jules Verne, a French witer.
Statue of Peter the Hermit , a roman priest and a key figure during the military expedition from France to Jerusalem.
Quarter of Saint-Leu.
Canal in the Saint-Leu quarter.
War memorial.
War memorial.
Some ideas to visit in Amiens: