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Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
Amiens Guided Tours
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80000, Amiens, France

Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris and 100 km south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France. The city had a population of 136,105 according to the 2006 census. It has one of the biggest university hospitals in France with a capacity of 1,200 beds. Amiens Cathedral, the tallest of the large, classic, Gothic churches of the 13th century and the largest in France of its kind, is a World Heritage Site. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years. During December, the town hosts the largest Christmas market in northern France. Amiens is known for a few local foods, including macarons d'Amiens, almond paste biscuits; tuiles amienoises, chocolate and orange curved biscuits; pâté de canard d'Amiens, duck pâté in pastry; la ficelle Picarde, an oven-baked cheese-topped crêpe; and flamiche aux poireaux, a puff pastry tart made with leeks and cream.
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