{"id":1353,"date":"2008-11-25T19:07:36","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T19:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2024-11-25T16:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T16:21:48","slug":"amiens-christmas-market-and-cathedral-in-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/amiens-christmas-market-and-cathedral-in-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Amiens – Christmas, Cathedral and hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amiens<\/strong> Christmas Market (80 Somme, Hauts de France<\/em>) runs from\u00a0 22 November – 29 December 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Said to be the biggest and greatest Christmas market in Northern France, Amiens town centre is converted into a festive Christmas scene. Look  for stalls offering local eel, shrimp, duck and trout, as well as Beauvais chocolate and Amiens macaroons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year Amiens <\/strong>will be hosting 125 <\/strong>chalets which will extend from rue de Noyon to the H\u00f4tel de ville (city hall) and the Halles du Beffroi (Belfry covered market). From France and elsewhere, these chalets will provide you with many gift ideas \u2013 crafts, decorations and gourmet products \u2013 in an atmosphere filled with the sweet aromas and flavours of the Christmas and New Year celebrations.<\/p>

 More colourful than ever, these chalets will set the scene of this key event for young and old to enjoy! A huge arch set up on rue de Noyon is the entrance to the market and its magical village.<\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Also throughout December the fine gothic cathedral is the centre of a dramatic light show each evening which illuminates the building and brings out is architectural splendour with la cath\u00e9drale en couleurs –<\/strong><\/em> the Cathedral of Notre Dame<\/a> in colour!
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For more info see www.visit-amiens.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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The 4 star Hotel Mercure Amiens Cath\u00e9drale<\/a> sits just opposite the medieval cathedral<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more info on this Amiens Cathedral hotel see <\/a>Mercure Amiens Cath\u00e9drale<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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A UNESCO<\/strong> heritage site.
Proof of real technical genius, the Notre-Dame d’Amiens cathedral demonstrates architectural harmony. Built from 1220 to 1288, its size makes it one of the biggest Gothic buildings ever built: 145 m long, 42 m high, and a total volume of 200,000 m3. Its indoor and outdoor statuary is just as remarkable as its architecture. Since it was restored, the polychromy of its Gothic doors has become a main reference. This revelation gave rise to the “Amiens, a cathedral in colours” show, which offers a reproduction of the original medieval colours. www.visit-amiens.com<\/a>\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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