Beauvais Travel Guide

 Askla Says:  The building of the cathedral was begun in 1247 under the leadership of the bishop Guillaume de Grès. The works turned out well, so perhaps the bishop got a little too ambitious when he decided to add another 5 metres to the height. The purpose was to make it the tallest... 

 Askla Says:  The astronomical clock was made of a local master, Auguste-Lucien Vérité, in 1868. It consists of more than 90.000 pieces and is 12 metres high. 

 Askla Says:  The stained-glass windows behind the choir are the oldest in the cathedral. They date from the 13th century. 

 Askla Says:  At the western end of the cathedral can we still see one of the very few remaining Carolingian churches in France. It dates from the end of the 10th century. 

 Askla Says:  The Cathedral hosts the worlds oldest chiming clock, made in 1303. It is still working. 

 Askla Says:  All the stained-glass windows are thought to be the work of the Le Prince family of master glaziers. As you can see of my pictures is the Man in the Moon not a modern invention... 

 Askla Says:  The nave in the St. Etienne Church dates from the 12th century, but the choir was replaced in the 16th century by the one we can see nowadays. The choir holds a fine array of stained-glass win-dows from this time. The open time is every day exept, January 1, from 9.30 to... 

 hquittner Says:  The church furnishings found in St.-Etienne include a 16C pulpit from which the elected Mayors of Beauvais took their oath of office and an even older baptismal font and the aforementioned Deposition group in the nave besides the beautiful glass. 

 hquittner Says:  The color and delicacy of the glass in the choir of St.-Etienne requires no comment. It is 16C and the Leprince family are its master creators. The windows are lower than at the Cathedral and easier to photograph. The Tree of Jesse is the most celebrated example. 

 hquittner Says:  There is a“mechanical clock”in the North transept . Actually it is an astronomical clock. with over 90,000 parts. There is also one in Strasbourg Cathedral that was rebuilt in1842 on the works of an older simpler one of 1571. This one was built in the 1860’s by a local... 

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 Kettleman Says:  One in a chain all across France and the first one I have even been in. The whole thing is themed like a diner straight out of the US with a meat filled menu. Buffalo Burgers and frites.Waldorf (I think) salad for the ladies! 

 grayfo Says:  Paris’ 'third airport' is located about 55 miles north of the French capital. Beauvais Airport (airport code BVA) is home to many low cost budget airlines: Ryanair, Wizzair, Sterling, BlueAir and Norwegian Air Shuttle. There is direct bus service to and from Paris leaving... 

 grayfo Says:  The town of Beauvais or “Caesaromagus” (Cesar’s market) was an important Gallo-Roman town until the middle of the 3rd Century, and is the capital of the Oise Département of Picardy. The town dates from a time prior to the Roman conquest when Beauvais was the capital of the...