History and Heritage
Notre Dame Cathedral, Amiens
This enormous cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The harmony of its proportions, the purity of its lines and its abundant statuary forming a lace curtain of stone, make this one of the beautiful examples of Gothic art. For more information about visiting go to the Amiens Tourism Website.
The Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Rue
This is a magnificent example of 15th and 16th century Gothic. The chapel is noteworthy for its sculptured facade and the dropped keystones carved with exceptional virtuosity which decorate its vaults. www.ville-rue.fr
The Collegiate Church of Saint-Vulfran, Abbeville
Looking like a cathedral, this is a masterpiece of Flamboyant Gothic Art. Admire its elegant facade, the fine details of its rose window, and its matching high towers. www.ot-abbeville.fr
The Abbey of St.-Riquier and its church
The Abbey Church tells us the whole story of Gothic art: its flamboyant Gothic Facade is copiously sculptured. Today the abbey houses a departmental museum devoted to crafts and rural life in Picardy.
The Chateau of Rambures
An impressive 15th century fortress with round towers. An excellent example of the architecture of the time. Henry IV slept here on a number of occasions.
www.chateaufort-rambures.com
Folleville
A part of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, Folleville is UNESCO listed. The church contains noteworthy tombs of the Seigneurs de Folleville carved from Carrara marble, showing that the Italian Renaissance had by then arrived in Picardy.
www.folleville.c.la
The Mediaeval Citadel of of Lucheux
Explore the three monuments that are symbolic of life as it was in France during the middle ages: the castle dating from the 12th and 13th centuries, with its exceptional machicolated arcades, and the Romanesque Church.
www.doullens-tourisme.com
Picquigny
An 11th century fortress with Renaissance kitchens, underground passages, dungeons and prisons, and the collegiate church.
http://otccoa.fr
The Mediaeval District of Eaucourt
In the heart of the mediaeval building site among the ruins of the 15th century castle, meet the builders, the mediaeval craftsmen and the men-at-arms.
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