Picquigny tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Amiens at 12 km from Picquigny
Visit Picquigny: highlights and tourist information
Picquigny is situated in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Picquigny in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens at 12 km and Amiens Cathedral at 13 km.
Picquigny, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Amiens
at 12 km (direction east-south-east)As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most visitors, Amiens also...
See Amiens guide
Amiens Cathedral
Cathedral at 13 km (direction east-south-east)The 13th century cathedral in Amiens is a fabulous example of gothic style architecture...
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Saint-Riquier
at 25 km (direction north-west)The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church, a belfry...
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Les Jardins de Maizicourt
Garden at 28 km (direction north-west)Beautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...
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Abbeville
at 28 km (direction west-north-west)Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de Somme region,...
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Les Jardins de Sericourt
Garden at 41 km (direction north-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentBeautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....
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The Jardin des Lianes
Garden at 42 km (direction north-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this region of...
See The Jardin des Lianes guide
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
at 46 km (direction west-north-west)Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is one of the nicest towns in the region, especially the area around...
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Le Crotoy
Seaside resort at 48 km (direction west-north-west)The long sandy beach is the main attraction in Le Crotoy, and the town...
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The Bay of the Somme
Scenery at 49 km (direction west-north-west)The Somme Bay is a large bay with a wide natural habitat...
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Gerberoy
Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction south-west), in the Oise departmentThe 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during the last...
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Valloires abbey
Abbey at 52 km (direction north-west)Valloires abbey is an 18th century Cistercian abbey with formal gardens to explore...
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Ault
at 52 km (direction west-north-west)Ault is a small seaside town near the chalk cliffs of the Opal coast....
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Arras
at 58 km (direction east-north-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the centre of...
See Arras guide
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Map of places to visit near Picquigny
Markets in and near Picquigny
- Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (10km)
- Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (12km)
- Poix-de-Picardie: market Sunday (22km)
- Corbie: market Friday (27km)
- Doullens: market Thursday (27km)
- Abbeville: market Thursday & Saturday (29km)
- Moreuil: market Tuesday (31km)
- Aumale: market Saturday (34km)
- Albert: market Saturday (37km)
- Blangy-sur-Bresle: market Sunday (37km)
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Tourist attractions near Picquigny, France
What to do at Picquigny? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Picquigny.
Grand sites of France
- Baie de Somme (49km)
Heritage sites
- Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (12km)
- Amiens Cathedral (13km)
- Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (25km)
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
- Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
- Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (34km)
- Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (50km)
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (58km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (46km)
- Forges-les-Eaux (57km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le clos Alexandre (12km)
- Jardin du château de Maizicourt (28km)
- Parc du château de Digeon (29km)
- Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (31km)
- Parc du château de Sericourt (41km)
- Le jardin des Lianes (42km)
- Herbarium des remparts (46km)
- Jardins de Valloires (50km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Montagne de Montenoy (16km)
- Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (20km)
- Forêt de Crécy (39km)
- Pointe du Hourdel (51km)
- Parc du Marquenterre (54km)
- Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Somme (55km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Forest-l'Abbaye (37km)
- Boubers-sur-Canche (39km)
- Mureaumont (44km)
Geography and distances
Picquigny is in the north of France at 21 kilometres from Amiens, the department capital (general information: Picquigny is 122 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Picquigny
from Amiens (prefecture): 21 km
from Paris: 122 km
from Calais: 114 km
from Nice: 796 km
from Bordeaux: 603 km
from Strasbourg: 434 km
Getting here
Most visitors take a a cross-channel ferry to a nearby port such as Dieppe or Boulogne or the channel tunnel to Calais. For driving distances to Picquigny from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ailly-sur-Somme, Belloy-sur-Somme, Bourdon, Breilly, Cavillon, Crouy-Saint-Pierre, Ferrieres, Fourdrinoy, Hangest-sur-Somme, La Chaussee-Tirancourt, Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussee, Saisseval, Saveuse and Yzeux.
This page in French: Visiter Picquigny