Things to see and do Somme

With its modest appearance, the chapel is the 2nd great pilgrimage of the Somme. And so on. Around 1160, in this place, a shepherd would have seen the image of the Virgin Holy in a elm. The appearance was recognized as miraculous, and was at the origin of building the building. During its history, it will be expanded three times. In 1778, Queen Marie-Antoinette offered the Virgin of Monflières a golden sheet of gold, thanks for the birth of her daughter Marie Charlotte. Discover, among other things, the many ex-voto plates that line the walls.

Formerly rue des Vergeaux, a Renaissance-style masterpiece survived the bombing, was dismantled by stone after the Second World War and stored in Saint-Germain church. It was brought up next to the King's Logis dating back to the same period of the th century. The house of sagittarius owes its name to the zodiac sign represented on its arches. This house is classified as a historic monument.

This house, built in 1834, saw the company of the Duthoit brothers (Aimé and Louis) evolve, employing about ten people. During this period, orders, both religious and civil, flowed in from all sides. Several architectural elements of the region are due to them such as the portal of the chapel of the Holy Spirit in Rue for example. They have also worked for decades on the statues and ornaments of Amiens Cathedral. One of their collaborators, Viollet-le-Duc, praised them as the "last image makers of the Middle Ages".

" Masson refused to let his eyes be boner, "Brusque said. A short order, the noise of the guns that we arms, a salute, was over. The two men attached to their post were dead, the head of Masson falling forward, the head of Sudden resting on his shoulder. " It was the chaplain who, on November 12, 1940, witnessed the execution of these two valéricains résistants at the citadel of Amiens, that we owe this moving testimony. Rue de la Roche-Hal in the neighbourhood where they lived, a stele recalls that two young men are "dead for France". Masson was 21 years old and Sudden 18…

9,5 km north of Crecy-en-Ponthieu by the D 938. Screening of a film on basketry before seeing live craftsmen working the wicker. The Authie Valley is the 3rd Rorick region of France.

Funny idea to go visit a motorway area, tell me. Well it is one of the most successful of France. The wind turbine allows you to locate it from afar. Its architecture is elegant, a reference for the construction trades. A gazebo allows you to have a unique panorama across the bay. Outdoor spaces alternating ponds, reeds, pontoons and games will make your children as relaxed and cheerful as the many ducks that barbotent there. Inside a Somme boutique, a slide show and exhibitions. And you can also access it via the D 40 road from Port Le Grand.

If you wander through Abbeville, don't hesitate to go to the city hall and watch its beauty. With its belfry, it was built in a Scandinavian style that is ageing pretty well. The great square surrounding it has undergone a complete lift and the wood floor, imagined by the former mayor of Jacques Becq, which was deemed impracticable, because very slippery, is no longer today.

Located in the church of Saint-Sepulchre, this statue deserves attention. It advocates a statue of Christ in wood dating from the th century and the characters around it, they are more recent and are not at all doing the same. The lay in the tomb is often repeated, since it is the last episode of the Passion of Christ (together the suffering and torments that preceded and accompanied the death of Jesus of Nazareth and which are reported in the New Testament of the Bible).

Large pré cut from ponds. Migratory birds stop and feed on their long journeys. In summer, sea lilas and salicornes cover it.

It will reveal the secrets of its exceptional biotope, through the way of the fishermen and its landscapes of the world.