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The River Somme and two other rivers meet at Val de Somme, a few kilometres to the east of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France Region (formerly Nord-Pas de Calais-Picardie). It is a real green oasis for the Metropolis, where families and groups of friends can recharge their batteries with hikes amidst nature, water sports and cultural trips, surrounded by a past which is rich in history and heritage. Scarred by the Great War, the territory of the Val de Somme is also a place charged with emotion. The memories and traces of our ancestors are never far away. But you soon find comfort amongst people who are known for their hospitality and humanity.

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Go on an adventure with Digger Quest

Go on an adventure with Digger Quest

 

Take your family on an adventure at the Sir John Monash Centre with the new Digger Quest app!


The entire Sir John Monash Centre team has been working for over a year to develop this fun and educational application. It is aimed at children aged 6 and over. Digger Quest takes children on an adventure to discover Australia's role on the Western Front during the First World War.


They will have to explore the exhibition to find clues and answers with a tablet. They will then be guided through the center's galleries by the various totems, Australian animals, and will be able to complete their quests at their own pace. 


Armed with their tablet, adventurers explore Australia and discover why this young nation fought alongside the Allies in the First World War.


Thanks to stories told by Australian soldiers and nurses, younger visitors can also immerse themselves in the daily lives of Australians in France during the First World War. 

 

Practical info:

  • Available from age 6
  • Duration: 45min to 1h
  • Free admission
     

Somme Battlefields for Peace


Having suffered terribly from the Great War, the Somme cannot forget and remain inactive in the face of the many conflicts that still impact our world. With this in mind, Somme Tourisme wishes to draw on its remembrance tourism activities to initiate a solidarity movement for the benefit of countries affected by the current conflicts.

The idea is to collect funds from tourists visiting the battlefields and donate them to humanitarian NGOs. Until November 11, 2024, the funds raised will be donated to the NGO Handicap International, which provides medical and moral support to victims in conflict zones.

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World heritage listing

It's a historic moment! 


On September 20, 2023, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) listed 139 French and Belgian First World War memorial sites as World Heritage Sites. 


In the Somme, there are now 11 listed sites, including the Australian National Memorial and the Villers-Bretonneux Commonwealth Cemetery, both in the town of Fouilloy and individually listed.


The Val de Somme now has two listed sites. This recognition highlights both our region as a land of history, and the work of those involved in remembrance tourism, who work daily to promote the destination as an organic testimony to our collective memory.
 

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Hénencourt

XVIIe and XVIIIe century castel, historically listed
Church rebuilt in 1840

Warloy-Baillon

XVe century windmill

Baizieux

XIXe century castle

Heilly

Vestiges du château du XVIIIe siècle

Méricourt l'Abbé

Church steeple built 1752

Cerisy

Church of the XVI century

Morcourt

Church of XVIe century

Lamotte-Warfusée

Typical church of reconstruction after World War One

Marcelcave

Church rebuilt in 1932 with unique stained glass

Gentelles

Church built in 1929 with baptismal font of the XIXth century

Bussy-les-Daours

Church of 1840
Castel of XVIIIth century

Vecquemont

Chruch of XVIIth century

Fouilloy

Castel of 1840

Bresle

Castel of XVIIth century

Vaire-sous-Corbie

Chruch art deco

Lamotte-Brebière

Castel of XVIIIth century

Daours

Castel of XVIIIth century

Warloy-Baillon

Henri Carnoy's chest

Vaire-sous-Corbie

A "boule à la plume" field (traditional game from Picardy)

Cerisy

WWI necropolis

Bussy-les-Daours

Georges Clemenceau Memorial work

Vecquemont

Grave of a soldier from Napoleon's Old Guard

Fouilloy

Australian national memorial
Sir John Monash Interpretation Center

Marcelcave

WWI necropolis

Ribemont-sur-Ancre

Archaeological site and center

Méricourt l'Abbé

Australian Memorial

Vaux-sur-Somme

Plane crash of the Red Baron

The Red Baron Memorial work

Chipilly

A moving statue of a soldier and his dying horse

Le Hamel-Bouzencourt

Le Hamel Australian Army Corps Memorial
Center of Sir John Monash

Villers-Bretonneux

Australian National Memorial
Sir John Monash Centre
Adélaïde cemetery

Cachy

Stele of Georges Guynemer
Traces of a Gallo-Roman villa
Georges Guynemer Memorial work

Daours

Gallo-Roman relics

Pont-Noyelles

Faidherbe Column

Heilly

Heilly Station military cemetery

Ribemont-sur-Ancre

Centre équestre
Fishing site

Sailly-le-Sec

Circuits pédestres
Cylcing path of the Vallée de Somme
Amazing site of water and greenery

Sailly-Laurette

Véloroute Vallée de Somme
Fishing site

Chipilly

Cylcing path of the Vallée de Somme
Fishing site

Vaux-sur-Somme

Cylcing path of the Vallée de Somme
Fishing site

Vaire-sous-Corbie

Walking path
Fishing site

Cerisy

Cycling path
Fiching site

Morcourt

Cycling path

Le Hamel-Bouzencourt

Cylcing and walking paths
Fishing site

Lamotte-Warfusée

Riding center

Gentelles

Walking paths

Bussy-les-Daours

Fishing site
Woods

Aubigny

Véloroute Vallée de Somme
Riding center
Walking path
Ponds
"Balle à la main" playground

Lamotte-Brebière

Véloroute Vallée de Somme
Ponds and wetlands
Melba house

Daours

Cylcing path of th Vallée de Somme
Walking path
Swamps classified natural area

Bonnay

Riding Center
Cycling and walking paths

Lahoussoye

Walking and cylcing path

Franvillers

Typical pond of Picardy

Heilly

Fishing site
Cycling path

Baizieux

Not marked hiking trails

Villers-Bretonneux

Maket

Ribemont-sur-Ancre

Local shop

Vaire-sous-Corbie

Local shop

Vaux-sur-Somme

Gîte rose de Picardie

Vecquemont

Guestroom : Casa

Vaire-sous-Corbie

Guestroom : l'Horizon

Marcelcave

La maison de Marie

Pont-Noyelles

Au paradis des pêcheurs

Lamotte-Warfusée

Le saint-Pierre

Villers-Bretonneux

Monsieur kebab
Red pizza

Lamotte-Brebière

Melba

 

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