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Amiens, the little Venice of the North

You don’t need to be a great navigator to go off on a journey… Come aboard for a waterborne promenade in Amiens. Join Jérôme at Saint-Leu and Alain at the inlets of the Hortillonnages (market gardens): a guaranteed change of scenery just a short distance from your home!

From €53 per person in a double room*

Pre-booking

 

This offer is valid on week-end from 15 April to 14 June and from 16 September to 15 October, and from Tuesday to Sunday from 15 June to 15 September 2013.

 

The programme for your week-end:

The boats of Saint-Leu : a highly original journey through the heart of the Saint-Leu quarter, which is surrounded by the arms of the Somme. The promenade offers unusual viewpoints and a pleasant period of relaxation!

A visit to the Hortillonnages in a traditional barque à cornet (high-prowed boat). An unexpected way of discovering gardens and water, market garden or small vegetable gardens… a gathering place for large numbers of ducks, swans, coots, and grey herons. Keep your eyes wide open.

 

 

Your accommodation:

Standard: €53 per person in a double room

(€138 for a single room)

The Holiday Inn Express***, opposite the Tour Perret and a few minutes from Notre-Dame Cathedral
Comfort: €69 per person in a double standard room

(€182 for a single room)

Right near Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Hotel Mercure **** offers you an unbeatable view over the Great Lady set in the heart of the city

Download our city-centre map to find your way around Amiens:

Map of Amiens city centre (pdf-900,67 ko)

 

 

 

Also for you to discover…

In the heart of the Saint-Leu quarter, Lafleur, Sandrine, and Tchot Blaise invite you into their theatre every evening at 6:00 p.m. (except on Mondays) from 15 July to 31 August. Help yourself to a slice of laughter by watching a session of Picardy buffoonery!

 

The stay includes:

> 1 night in a double room in a 3-star hotel
> breakfast
> boat trips at Saint-Leu to the Hortillonnages
> tourist tax

This stay does not include:

> transport
> meals
> drinks
> insurance
> entrance fees for suggested visits (Cabotans)

 

To reserve your stay:

Please contact us, or reserve on line by clicking on the link below. You will receive an answer within 24 hours.
Pre-booking

 

(*)Stay prices in January 2013. The offer is reserved for individuals. It does not apply to groups of 10 or more people, or to conference participants during the conference period.
Registration certificate: IM080110004