Archeologic park samara in the somme north of france. Les hortillonnages damiens somme tourisme duration. The hortillonages floating gardens are emblematic of amiens. Our tours start and finish just outside the amiens train station. Les hortillonnages, jardins flottants damiens somme tourisme. Visite guidee des hortillonnages damiens en barque a cornets. Les hortillonnages damiens 2020 all you need to know. France, somme, amiens, the hortillonnages are old marshes filled to create a mosaic of floating gardens surrounded by canals we7gm8 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. At samara 15 km from amiens you can immerse yourself in history, in the footsteps of our ancestors, from the discoverycontrol of fire to the galloroman period. Stock photo france, somme, amiens, the hortillonnages. The natural city tourist office amiens hortillonnages d amiens amiens, the natural city. Les hortillonnages d amiens somme tourisme duration.
Ouverture des locations le premier week end davril. They are interlaced with 65km of small canals, known as rieux in the local dialect. Hortillonnages international garden festival amiens projects art. Residence service senior amiens 80000 residence happy senior. Its programme includes theatrical, cinematic and artistic productions. Today only a handful of hortillons market gardeners remain to earn a. You can discover them in special boats known as barques a cornet. Our first stop is at villersbretonneux to visit the australian memorial and the new john monash centre if open on that day, then drive on the 1918 battlefields to discover the sites of the august 1918 allied counteroffensive.
Welcome to rivery nautic club hortillonnages damiens. An artistic and landscaped trip in the heart of the hortillonnages of amiens a beautiful aesthetic and poetic escape. It discreetly boasts a multitude of landscapes and sites sculpted by the water, which is omnipresent. In the old days they were just market gardens, growing leeks, cabbages and carrots for the townspeople. The hortillonnages tourist office amiens hortillonnages. Some plots are still used for growing fruit and vegetables today. With its 300 hectares of water gardens, amiens is known as the venice of the north. Visit the hortillonnages floating gardens of amiens. How to survive alone in the wilderness for 1 week eastern woodlands duration.
A 300hectare marsh full of pretty little floating gardens surrounded by canals les hortillonnages damiens, located near the historic centre, are 300. The natural city tourist office amiens ecologie et environnement. A walk along the old towpath gives a good introduction to the site. Today only a handful of hortillons market gardeners remain to earn a living cultivating the dark and fertile soil of the hortillonnages.