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Were it not for the cathedral, few travellers would stop at
AMIENS
. Badly scarred during both world wars, and with heavy traffic pounding along the ring road built over its old city walls, it's not an immediately likeable place. Yet there is more to the town than first meets the eye. St-Leu, the medieval quarter north of the cathedral with its network of canals, has been renovated; the town's university makes its presence felt; and within a few minutes' walk from the train station the
hortillonnages
transport you into a peaceful rural landscape.
The City
The
Cathédrale Notre-Dame
(daily: April-Oct 8.30am-7pm; rest of year 8.30am-noon & 2-5pm; closed during services) provides the city's very obvious focus. First of all, it dominates all else by its sheer size - it's the biggest Gothic...
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