Official website of Saint-Quentin tourism office
The geographic location of Saint-Quentin on the banks of the Somme in Picardy places it at the heart of a well-connected communication network. A quick trip to Paris, Lille (Longon TGV), Bruxelles, is certainly possible.
Discover the architectural and natural heritage of Saint-Quentin and its area, the various leisure activities and the numerous events
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Always wanted to be famous? Sure you’ll be a star one day? Before you make the big time, you’ll need plenty of practice. Your personal coach is here with lots of professional advice before …
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Always wanted to be famous? Sure you’ll be a star one day? Before you make the big time, you’ll need plenty of practice. Your personal coach is here with lots of professional advice before you go in for the famous Saint-Quentin Awards audition! It’s up to you to create an image that will impress the judges and wow the audience. Surpass yourself ...
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Always wanted to be famous? Sure you’ll be a star one day? Before you make the big time, you’ll need plenty of practice. Your personal coach is here with lots of professional advice before you go in for the famous Saint-Quentin Awards audition! It’s up to you to create an image that will impress the judges and wow the audience. Surpass yourself ...
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In order to link the canal bridge with the new "flyover", the architect Louis Guindez is is commisionned to create a decoration adapted to the current tastes. Approved in 1934, the project plans railings in concrete with small lights (now replaced by anachronistic “1900 style” streetlights) and the extremities of the bridge, four octagonal ...
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After the First World War, the city council chooses the location of the Ilse's mill, destroyed, to erect the memorial in the city. This is the work of the architect Paul Bigot, Grand Prix de Rome. It is composed of a granite wall, 31m long and 8m high, whose lower part is divided into piles of cement. The upper part is a large bas-relief ...
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The second largest gothic building in Picardy, the basilica was built from the end of the 12th century to the late 15th, on the site of the burial place of the martyr Quentin. Its originality lies in a front porch-tower, a height of 34.50 m, a double transept layout, a radioconcentric chancel, a former 260m labyrinth is inscribed on the ...
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You just can't ignore Saint Quentin, a city of the arts and history and a choice destination due to the wealth of its heritage. Take the Town Hall, for instance - a jewel of the so-called flamboyant gothic style, towering above the main square with its Flemish look. Stand facing the building and observe the 173 fancy sculptures and the details ...
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An exhibition of artifacts dug up on the site of a gallo-roman necropolis. Minerals, fossils, and a museum of religious, civilian and military costumes and forgotten trades. The museum is housed in the former Vermand mill
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The Antoine Lécuyer museum owes its reputation to a majestic whole of a hundred pastels made by the official portraitist of Louis XV, Maurice-Quentin De La Tour. The latter was born and is dead in Saint-Quentin (1704-1788). There, visitors can also discover a beautiful collection of Italian and Scandinavian paintings of the 17th c. and French ...
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The Family Home of Henri Matisse invites you to discover the artists’ early years and his parents’ work as seed merchants. Stroll through the house, its colourful café, souvenir shop and displays. Extend your discovery of Bohain by taking the tour which will tell all about the town’s history and Matisse’s childhood memories.
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Located 12 km south of Saint-Quentin, this museum was created in Alaincourt. A former professional seamstress, Marie-Jeanne collected fashion-related objects throughout her life: fabrics, laundry, irons, dolls, old games. Not long ago, she decided to make her collection open to everyone. Young and old can curiously discover the daily life of ...
