Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Amiens, France
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2.9 km
39 m
Experience Amiens in France in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in AmiensIndividual Sights in AmiensSight 1: Tour Perret
Tour Perret is a 29-storey, 110 m (360 ft) residential skyscraper in Amiens, France. It has been described as France's first skyscraper, and was registered as a historic monument in 1975.
Sight 2: Ancien hôtel des Trésoriers de France, ou hôtel de Berny, actuellement Musée d'Art local et d'Histoi
The Hotel de Berny Museum is a local history museum for the region of Picardy. It is located in Amiens. It is currently closed for building works. It is a Museum of France.
Sight 3: Statue de Pierre l'Ermite
Peter the Hermit, also known as Little Peter, Peter of Amiens or Peter of Achères, was a Roman Catholic priest of Amiens and a key figure during the military expedition from France to Jerusalem, known as the People's Crusade. Amongst Jews he is best remembered for the massacres of Jews that occurred under his leadership and the precedent they set for subsequent Crusades. He is by some called Blessed Peter the Hermit, although he has not been beatified in the Catholic Church.
Sight 4: Parc de l'Evêché
The Parc de l'Évêché is a public garden that borders the north side of the choir of Amiens Cathedral.
Sight 5: Amiens Cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, or simply Amiens Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Amiens. It is situated on a slight ridge overlooking the River Somme in Amiens, the administrative capital of the Picardy region of France, some 120 kilometres north of Paris.
Sight 6: Maison du Sagittaire
The House of Sagittarius is located in the city center of Amiens in the Somme department.
Sight 7: Logis du Roi
The Logis du Roy is a building located in the city center of Amiens, in the department of the Somme.
Sight 8: Église Saint-Remi
Sight 9: Bibliothèque municipale Louis Aragon
Since 2000, the Amiens Métropole Libraries have brought together the municipal libraries of the municipalities that make up the Amiens Métropole Urban Community.
Sight 10: Cirque Jules Verne
The Cirque Jules-Verne is located on Place Longueville in Amiens. Built in 1889 by the architect Émile Ricquier, it was called the Municipal Circus of Amiens until 2003.
Sight 11: Maison Jules Verne
The Maison de Jules Verne, located at 2, rue Charles-Dubois in Amiens, is the house in which Jules Verne lived from 1882 to 1900. It now houses a museum that evokes the life, work and public action of the writer, who composed more than thirty novels there.
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