Spring
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4 mains musical festivals, in March: "le Blues autour du Zinc" in Beauvais, "les nuits du blues" in Abbeville, "Festival jazz" in Hirson and Festival "musique de jazz" in Amiens.
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Summer
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Les Nuits de Feu à Chantilly, in June, (celebrating fireworks).
"Fête de Jean de la Fontaine" in June, in Chateau- Thierry (celebrating famous fables)
Merveilles de Coucy-le-Château, in June (celebrating medieval show)
"Festival des fôrets", in July, in the heart of Compiegne Forest (original concept celebrating music).
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Autumn
| Festival du film d'Amiens,in November(celebrating international cinema)
"Festival des cathedrales" in september( celebrating classic music.
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Winter
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Festival du film de Beauvais, in November ( celebrating european cinema)
Fête du Bois-Hourdy à Chambly in February( celebrating carnival)
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Somme
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Amiens: is the capital of the Picardy region. Famous for its Gothic Cathedral, its picardy museum and its “Hortillonages” (market gardens)covering 300 hectares, the town benefits of historical and artistic interest.
Abbeville: is located just 15 km from the Somme Bay, at the heart of a protected natural environment,with historical and cultural treasures.
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Oise
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Senlis: is a picturesque city with narrow cobbled streets,famous for its Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Chantilly: is horse-riding capital and this is also a princely town well known for its château and Chantilly desert cream.
Compiegne: old royal city setting within a majestic forest,one of the most beautiful forests in Europe.
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Aisne
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Saint quentin: is economic capital of the Aisne, well- known for its museums and architectural diversity combining Gothic, Art-Deco and neo-classical styles.
Soissons: is famous for its "vase" and was capital of the first Merovingian kings. Having preserved an important heritage it is classified as a "Ville d’Art et d’Histoire".
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"Villes et Villages Fleuris"
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Picardy accounts for 84 towns and villages awarded such as : Mureaumont in Oise department or Guyencourt-Saulcourt in Somme department.
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Tourisme Information
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www.tourisme-picardie.fr/
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