Tourist Attractions & Monuments Picardy

How would you like to visit the castle of Beauty and the Beast? Then take part in the well-commented tours to learn more about the mysteries of this place where Jean Cocteau shot several scenes from his famous film with Jean Marais. A very famous haute couture brand also shot an ad there in 2018. This seventeenth century photogenic house bears witness to the passion that its first owners had for hunting. The gate of the park is surmounted by a statue of Diana, and the courtyard of the castle is framed by two porticoes representing 38 hunting dogs forcing deer and wild boar. Today, this castle houses a 10 room hotel, a beautiful restaurant overlooking a famous golf course and a clubhouse with a cosy atmosphere. Under the spell? You can privatize part of the estate for company seminars or family celebrations.

This church, with the oldest parts dating back to the th century, is a flamboyant Gothic style. It has interesting furniture, including the baptismal Renaissance font. The windows are in a flamboyant style. The first stone (square shape) stone was posed by François Premier. It has been the subject of historical monuments classification since 1862.

Located in the Saint-Pierre district, the historic heart of Calais lace, the Cité de la dentelle et de la mode has been fitted out in an authentic factory, typical of the 1870s. The collections are divided into six galleries where the know-how and techniques, the economic and social history, the uses but also the most contemporary aspects of lace (fashion, design, applied arts...) are evoked. All the manufacturing secrets are revealed to the visitor.