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Activities in the Somme

The Somme region offers an abundance of diverse activities ; during your stay we invite you to discover the following attractions at just a stone’s throw from the hotel.

ALBERT

Albert is a very pretty city, where memories of the First World War are omnipresent. Cradle of the machine-tool tradition for over a century, the city’s motto is ‘vis mea ferrum’ (my strength is in the iron). The stained glass windows of the beautiful city hall are talented reminder of the industrial activity that has marked the city. In addition to the Basilica Notre Dame de Brebières and Jeu de Paume Theatre, Albert is also home to the Musée des Abris. Located in an underground tunnel, with reconstructions of trench scenes, dugouts, trench mortar positions and tunnelling from the War of 1914-1918, the museum is as unusual as it is original.

www.ville-albert.com

THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Other sites to be visited at 5 km around the hotel:

« L’Historial de la Grande Guerre » in Péronne:	The museum of the First World War to explore the everyday life of soldiers

The South African Museum and National Memorial in Longueval:	Homage to South African soldiers

The Franco-British Memorial in Thiepval:	Reception and educational centre

The Newfoundland Memorial in Beaumont-Hamel:	Network of impressively well-preserved trenches

The « Lochnagar crater » in La Boisselle:	Crater measuring 100 m across remains of explosions

The Australian National Memorial in Villers Bretonneux:	Homage to Australian soldiers

THE UPPER SOMME VALLEY AND AMIENS

The ponds of the charming little village of Curlu, the viewpoint of Vaux and the ‘circuit of the Anguillères’ offer landscapes imprinted with legend and magic.

Amiens, its Cathedral, the Picardy Museum, the Hortillonages (mosaic of market and ornamental gardens separated by little canals): www.amiens.com

The underground city of Naours: www.grottesdenaours.com

Arras and les Places d’Armes

The archeological site of Samara: www.samara.fr

The Upper Somme train of Froissy: www.appeva.org

THE SOMME BAY

The Somme Bay, inscribed on world-wide heritage lit of humanity is the largest estuary in northern France, close to the cities of Saint Valery and Le Crotoy: www.somme-tourisme.com

The Ornithological Park “Le Marquenterre”: www.parcdumarquenterre.com

The Bird Centre in Cayeux: www.maisondeloiseau.com

The Somme Bay railway, carriages from the Belle Epoque pulled by steam locomotives travel through the Bay: www.chemin-fer-baie-somme.asso.fr

Valloires Gardens and Abbey: www.jardins-de-valloires.com

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