Somme: what to see and do
31 sites listed in the département. A land of memory of the First World War, the Somme also cultivates an exceptional natural heritage around its bay, ranked among the most beautiful in France, and Amiens, with its floating gardens and Gothic cathedral. This mix of history and nature makes it an endearing département.
Les Falaises d'Ault-Onival
The chalk cliffs of Upper Normandy continue beyond the mouth of the Bresle at Mers-les-Bains as far as Ault and Onival.
La Baie de Somme
Ranked among the most beautiful bays in the world, the Bay of Somme is an exceptional natural site.
La Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens
Amiens Cathedral of Notre-Dame, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the largest Gothic cathedral in France, and is often considered one of the masterpieces of medieval architecture.
Les Hortillonnages d'Amiens
300 hectares of gardens stretch in the heart of the Amiens conurbation. They are cut across by 55 kilometres of rieux (small canals).
Aquaclub de Belle Dune
Château d'Eaucourt sur Somme
Château de Bagatelle
Château de Flixecourt
Château de Folleville
Château de Long
Château de Picquigny
Château de Péronne
Château de Rambures
Château de Tilloloy
Cité souterraine de Naours
Forteresse de Ham
The original castle, whose construction is lost in the mists of time, was restored by Odon IV, then by Jean II of Luxembourg-Ligny.
Historial de la Grande Guerre à Péronne
Le Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
The Bay of Somme lies 2 hours north of Paris. The great beaches of Le Crotoy attracted the early days of aviation.
Le P'tit Train de la Haute Somme
Maison de Jules Verne
Discovering the Maison de Jules Verne is a privilege for visitors. The period furniture will carry them into a world mixing imagination and the writer's daily life.
Musée Somme 1916
Musée de Picardie
Parc Ornithologique du Marquenterre
Parc Zoologique d'Amiens
Parc de Samara
Pointe du Hourdel
A small fishing port at the far south of the Somme estuary, the Pointe du Hourdel remains one of the last bastions of fishing on the Picardy coast.
maison de la baie de somme et de l'oiseau
Beyond the great migrants that regularly visit the Bay of Somme and the Marquenterre ornithological park, the Maison de la Baie de Somme et de l'Oiseau lets you discover a multitude of often overlooked species.
Amiens
Ault et Bois de Cise
Perched on the chalk cliffs of the Picardy coast, the village of Ault overlooks the wooded valley of the Bois de Cise and its Belle Époque seaside villas. A striking contrast between vertiginous cliff and preserved plant hollow.
Le Crotoy
