Amiens

Get in

north of Paris. On the intersection of the A16 Abbeville - Beauvais and the A29 Rouen - Saint-Quentin (Aisne) and Reims. Providing direct access from the port of Le Havre and Calais, and an indirect but closer route from Dieppe.

Get around

thumb|Community bicycle system in Amiens There are many signs (direction, tourism, car parks). However, the city center is pedestrianized, it is advised to park a little farther, or in the numerous underground parking lots of the city center.

Amiens has a decent bus system (€1.40 for a ticket which is valid one hour) and a community bicycle system but bicycles are not in useful areas.

See

thumbnail|Amiens Cathedral 600px|thumb|Hortillonnages d'Amiens

Do

Football: Amiens SC were relegated in 2026 and now play soccer in Championnat National 3, the third tier. Their Stade de la Licorne (capacity 12,100) is 3 km west of city centre.

Buy

There are a couple of tourist gift shops on the south side of the Place Notre Dame. The main shopping area is around Rue des Trois Cailloux. Macarons d'Amiens, small, round-shaped biscuit-type macaroons made from almond paste, fruit and honey.

Eat

Quai Belu on the north bank of the Somme has a good selection of restaurants, and some pleasant street seating. Quality food as catering for the locals but there is enough tourist trade that most have English menus available.

Drink

The area between the cathedral and the river Somme around Rue des Bondés is a popular area for drinking with indoor and outside seating. There are also a few possibilities around the Place Gambetta and near the rail station.

Go next

Albert and the Thiepval Memorial to the missing of the Somme Saint-Quentin (Aisne) Abbeville Rouen Beauvais