The Somme tourist board
Upper Somme Valley
Discover the Upper Somme Valley, land deeply scarred by the First World War. Today, it's the paradise for fishers.
To prepare your next trip, let's go to Albert, Péronne, Montdidier...
" I love the region especially for its history and the memories rooted in the land. Heritage tourism is not very conventional; it's a kind of tourism dictated by the heart and emotions." Peter Smith, from Britain, resident of Picardy.
Albert
In the heart of Valley of Ancre, Albert is an obliged stage of the Circuit of Remembrance and was hard hit by the world war 1.
Discover Albert, a quiet city in the countryside of the Poppy Country.
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Montdidier
The native city of Antoine Parmentier, propagator of potatoe, was nearly destroyed during the World War 1. Don't miss the visit of the Town Hall with its Art Déco frescoes and the Church of Saint-Sépulcre !
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The pools of the Upper Somme
As the river winds its way from its source to the Bay of Somme, it leaves behind a mosaic of cutt-offs or pools.
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Péronne
Discover this nice city of Upper Somme Valley rich of a medieval past but also marked by the World War 1. Don't miss the Museum of the Great War, the Museum Alfred Danicourt and the walks.
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Ham
The castle of Ham had big size and was the most important in North of France. So it kept this fort in the Middle Ages.
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