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1 Review and 128 Opinions Great view!!! Wonderful view of the Cathedral from right out your room window! Nice quiet location,...
hquittner Says: Peronne is a small town that was heavily destroyed and occupied for most of WW I. It has an old (1602) "protective" wall and a museum of every-day life during...
Notre Dame in Amiens Is the Model Gothic Cathedral
hquittner Says: The most important site to visit in Picardie is the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Amiens (pop.136K). The church is considered tobe the most ideal expression of the...
The Cathedral at Laon Is A Must See
hquittner Says: The Cathedral stands at the top of this French hilltown which is partly walled and has fine views of the countryside. It is part Romanesque and Early Gothic and...
Beauvais Has a Famous Cathedral to See and More
hquittner Says: It seems that most tourists these days encounter Beauvais only as they pass through it going to or from its airport at Tille. They are only interested in Paris....
See Ourscamp Abbey Ruins & Nearby Noyon Cathedral
hquittner Says: On our way west from Laon, we stopped at the ruins of Ourscamp Abbey 6 km south of Noyon and then briefly stopped at Noyon as well walking around the entire...
Stop at Coucy-le-Chateau (-Auffrique)
hquittner Says: Picardie has other sites to visit other than intriguing cathedrals, namely chateaux and castle-ruins. They can be incorporated as part day visits, all...
1 rue de L'église: Superb, small B&B near Abbeville
MikeBird Says: We found this charming Chambres d'hote quite by chance. Heading towards Calais after 2 weeks in the south we decided we would start looking for places from...
hquittner Says: We have stayed in Fontaine-Chaalis at an Auberge (See Tips) twice as a base for exploring the area and as a covenient last night before flying out of de Gaulle...
See the Chateau-Museum and Ruined Abbey of Chaalis
hquittner Says: The chateau houses the Jacquemart-Andre Museum of Art similar to its relative in Paris (a "residence of a collector"). The Abbey and the grounds present their...
Museeuw Says: What you should definitely do when you're in Picardie is just take the car (or bicycle) and a good map and just drive around. Try to find the small roads and...
grayfo Says: Picardy is an historical province in the north of France. The historical capital and largest city is Amiens. During the Middle Ages, Picardy was known as that...
DanielF Says: Currently included in the region of Picardy, Chantilly boasts one of the most sumptuous palaces in France. A chateau built on the water with turrets, domes,...
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Peronne is a small town that was heavily destroyed and occupied for most of WW I. It has an old (1602) "protective" wall and a museum of every-day life during...
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Q: I am going to France for a few days at the beginning of April. I am thinking of extending my stay so that I am there over the...
A: Shops are not generally open on any Sunday in France except for boulangeries/patisseries; boucheries and some supermarkets but almost all close by 2pm. Easter Monday the...
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The region of Picardie stretches from the Ile-de-France north toward the Belgian border, excluding the Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its two named departments, west to the English Channel and east to...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Picardie. I'd love to share with you the 17 tips I've written, the 20 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Picardy is one of the oldest provinces of France, and one of the richest too when it comes to the number of historic sites. Picardy is less than an hour from Calais (or 15mins from Paris Charles de......
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I am sure there is much to see and do in Picardie it's just that we tend to see it whilst dashing through in the car to or from the Channel ports. The last time we stopped we found this marvellous...
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We visited the northern part of Picardie on a weekend with a befriended couple in September of 2007. We had a kind of road trip during that weekend, driving from one nice place to the other, and the...
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