Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Amiens, France

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 49 m
Descend 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 Amiens

Sight 1: Tour Perret

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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.

Wikipedia: Tour Perret (Amiens) (EN)

485 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Ancien hôtel des Trésoriers de France, ou hôtel de Berny, actuellement Musée d'Art local et d'Histoi

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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.

Wikipedia: Hotel de Berny Museum (EN)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Statue de Pierre l'Ermite

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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.

Wikipedia: Peter the Hermit (EN)

131 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Parc de l'Evêché

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The Parc de l'Évêché is a public garden that borders the north side of the choir of Amiens Cathedral.

Wikipedia: Parc de l'Evéché d'Amiens (FR)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Amiens Cathedral

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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.

Wikipedia: Amiens Cathedral (EN)

359 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Maison du Sagittaire

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The House of Sagittarius is located in the city center of Amiens in the Somme department.

Wikipedia: Maison du Sagittaire (FR)

17 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Logis du Roi

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The Logis du Roy is a building located in the city center of Amiens, in the department of the Somme.

Wikipedia: Logis du Roi (FR)

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Église Saint-Remi

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357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Bibliothèque municipale Louis Aragon

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Since 2000, the Amiens Métropole Libraries have brought together the municipal libraries of the municipalities that make up the Amiens Métropole Urban Community.

Wikipedia: Bibliothèques d'Amiens Métropole (FR)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Cirque Jules Verne

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Cirque Jules Verne Original téléversé par ByB sur Wikipédia français. / CC BY-SA 2.5

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.

Wikipedia: Cirque Jules-Verne (FR), Website

564 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Maison Jules Verne

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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.

Wikipedia: Maison de Jules Verne (FR)

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