Picardy, part of Hauts-de-France, is a historical region of northern France, stretching north from the suburbs of Paris and vineyards of Champagne to the beaches of the Bay of Somme on the English Channel. Regional capital Amiens is a university city known for its Gothic cathedral, the floating gardens on its canals and Maison de Jules Verne, the famous adventure novelist’s 19th-century home, which is now a museum.
Capital: Amiens
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France: Picardie – Chateau de Chantilly
The Château de Chantilly is one of the finest jewels in the crown of France’s cultural heritage. It is the work of a man …
France: Picardie – Amiens cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens (French: Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame d\’Amiens), or simply Amiens, …
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