Tourism Albert

Albert is located at the North-East of the department of Somme and region Picardie, with intersection of the river Ancre and the old Roman way connecting Amiens (to 30 km) to Bapaume (to approximately 20 km) today the secondary road 929. Albert disposes a station of train on the line Paris - Lille, and since 2007, an airport, Airport Albert-Pica.

Albert was stake of terrible combat at the time of the Battle of the Summe during the First World War.

Sights

Basilic Notre-Dame de Brebières, built of 1885 to 1895
Somme museum

Museums and monuments to visit

Abbaye de Corbie

Initially, the top of the Somme valley stood a fort. From 657, it was transformed into Abbey by Queen Bathilde, mother of the Frankish King Clotaire III. She educated monks train in order to develop ...

Tour to explore Picardie

Thème : Sciences and discovery
Départ : Amiens
Durée : 5 jours

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For 5 days, you will explore the Picardie region. You will discover the treasures hidden in the region.

Visit cities in Somme

Thème : Sciences and discovery
Départ : Albert
Durée : 3 jours

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Discover towns and cities in the Somme department. Visit tourist sites, enjoy our tourist routes. We offer you a larg choice of accommodation: hotels, b&bs, gîtes...

Corbie

Thème : Sites and museums
Départ : Corbie
Durée : 4 jours

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Corbie is a small town (chief town of canton) located at 15 km, in the East and upstream of Amiens, in the valley of the Somme, crossed by the Channel of the Sum and served by a station. It is also crossed by an arm of Anchors, the Bakery, which joins the Somme channeled just downstream from the ...