Amiens
Amiens is the capital of the northern French region of Hauts-de-France. As well as its own attractions, the city makes a practical base from which to explore the area of the First World War's Western Front located nearby. Wikivoyage
Population 136,449 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in France
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Amiens Cathedral Attraction · 360 m
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Maison Jules Verne Museum · 510 m -
Tour Perret Attraction · 530 m
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Musée de Picardie Museum · 320 m -
Charles Dallery Memorial · 500 m - Ancien couvent des Soeurs Grises Ruins · 650 m
- Musée de l'hôtel de Berny Museum · 300 m
- Monument du maréchal Leclerc de Hauteclocque Memorial · 270 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
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La Halle au Frais
High local quality products (18 shops like bakery, butcher, cheese, seafood, wine or greengrocer)
- Monday: 08:30–20:30
- Tuesday: 08:30–20:30
- Wednesday: 08:30–20:30
- Thursday: 08:30–20:30
- Friday: 08:30–20:30
- Saturday: 08:30–12:30
- Sunday: 08:30–20:30
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 08:30–20:30
- Tuesday
- 08:30–20:30
- Wednesday
- 08:30–20:30
- Thursday
- 08:30–20:30
- Friday
- 08:30–20:30
- Saturday
- 08:30–12:30
- Sunday
- 08:30–20:30
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 96 places to eatSomewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.