Chantilly, a castle and legendary cream
Chateau de Chantilly, a historical gem The Château de Chantilly is renowned as one of the most beautiful monuments in…
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Saint-Quentin National Necropolis
Saint-Quentin National Necropolis, a WWI French military cemetery where the soldiers who fell during the fights of August 1914 and October 1918 are interred
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Connaught Cemetery Thiepval
Connaught Cemetery, a Commonwealth Cemetery open in 1916 at the edge of Thiepval Wood where the British lines were positioned during the Battle of the Somme
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Mill Road Cemetery Thiepval
Mill Road Cemetery, a Commonwealth Cemetery open in 1917 to bury the soldiers who fell at Beaumont-Hamel and Thiepval during the Battle of the Somme
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Picardie former administrative region
Picardie is located in north-west France, and is now part of Hauts de Seine – Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, one of the 13 new regions created in January 2016
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Nord-Pas-de-Calais former administrative region
Nord-Pas-de-Calais is located in northern France and is part of the Hauts de France, one of the 13 new regions created by the territorial reform of 2016
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Baie de Somme – Picardie Region
The Baie de Somme, an exceptional natural reserve and Grand Site de France located in western France, and ranked among the most beautiful bays in the world
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Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme – Baie de Somme
Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, a walled city perched on the cliffs overlooking the mouth of the Canal Maritime de la Somme and an thriving sea and river port
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Crécy-en-Ponthieu monuments – Somme
Two memorials were erected in Crécy-en-Ponthieu to pay tribute to the thousands of French men who died at the Battle of Crécy on August 26, 1346
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Cross of Bohemia – Crécy-en-Ponthieu
The Cross of Bohemia, a memorial to John I of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia, who died at the Battle of Crécy in 1346 while fighting along the king of France
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Battle of Crécy – Hundred Years War
Battle of Crécy, one of the most important military defeats in French history, took place on August 26, 1346 and marked the start of the Hundred Years War
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Abbaye de Valloires in Picardie
Founded in 1137 by the Count of Ponthieu, the Abbaye de Valloires was later acquired in 1922 by a charitable organization, which repurposed it into a residence for both youth and the elderly
