touristic guide Picardy

2,000 years of history and architecture. 40 km to the north of Paris, the royal town of Senlis retains exceptional architectural heritage in its ramparts: franco-roman walls, royal palace remains, Notre-Dame cathedral, gothic cellars, Saint-Vincent abbey, medieval fortifications and alleyways... ...

Working agricultural museum from the 1900s. Animals and staff offer a warm welcome. A happy day spent close to nature and history. Go back in time thanks to the seasonal celebrations: Spring, harvest, bread, cider and sausage, working crèche. Guided visits and meals for groups. Brochures and in...

At the beginning of the last century a number of slow trains traversed the countryside, one of which took tourists to the beaches of the Picard coast. Preserved for your pleasure today, authentic carriages transport you across the mollières, the marshes and the low lands. Daily by reservation fro...

In the former kitchen garden of a 12th century Romanesque church, Bertrande de Ladoucette created a series of 7 notable gardens. Surrounded by a 17th century park with 200 year old trees on the water's edge, a cameo of colours, roses, perennials, rare hydrangeas, viburnums, rhododendrons... Warm ...

Former Cistercian abbey, Nuns of Clairvaux, est. 1131 by St Bernard. Private residence for past 200 yrs. External tour: Gothic abbey church, cloisters, gardens. Gothic and 18th century interior. Cellar, heating system, central chimney, vestibule and grand 18th century staircase. Park access weekd...

On display, tools and explanations of the techniques used when working with wood from throughout Europe. 30 rooms and workshops. Recreations of regional life - hunting, WW1, Pauline Bonaparte and Général Leclerc Rooms... Have a walk through our park and rose garden. Open from 01/05 to 30/09 : Sun...

30 mins from the bay of the Somme, visit a superb 600yr old medieval castle. With our guide, discover rooms furnished by the family who have been here since it was built. Stay awhile in its large estate of 13 hectares, honoured as a Remarkable Garden, see the arboretum, its herb garden, the colle...

Coco planter and chocolate maker, this Chocolatier is the only chocolate artisan to make his own chocolate from his own cacao crop. A visit is a sacred experience (particularly for chocolate lovers) and you will become an expert on chocolate. The Chocolate House of Lachelle holds the Bronze medal...

An hour from Paris and 30mins from Reims, Les Aigles de Château-Thierry present their new show of birds of prey in free flight "the Dance of the Eagles". This marvellous show, presented in the plaza of the Medieval castle, dominates the town of Jean de la Fontaine and the banks of the river Marne...

Louis Cornu, painter and sculptor decided to donate a large part of his artistic history (more than 40 sculptures and 100 pictures) to the commune of Wassigny. He welcomes and guides visitors explaining his view of beauty and respect of the truth. This museum is also home to a collection of miner...