Amiens, the capital city of the Picardy (Picardie) region in France is a former war-torn city of the Somme. The old part of the city, Saint Leu area, has many ancient wooden buildings, an impressive Notre-Dame cathedral on the UNESCO heritage list and largest Gothic cathedral in France, university and a colourful network of canals.
A large Christmas market of over 500 stalls attracts seasonal visitors. Other places of interest for the tourist are: the house where Jules Verne lived for a period and wrote many of his books, Picardy Museum and floating gardens or hortillonnages in the marshland of the Somme River.
If you're looking for self-catering accommodation for a comfortable stay near Amiens, then any cottage accommodation displayed below can be rented for holidays and short breaks.