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Actualités et derniers articlesWatersports Festival http://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/mai/fete_du_nautisme
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A festival of <b>sports and activities on, in, under or by the water</b> !
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Two days of excitement all across France...
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MUSEUM NIGHThttp://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/mai/nuit_des_musees
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Free entry to all museums. Enjoy an unusual night-time visit!
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Exhibition of the work of Bruno Lebel at the priory of Airaines http://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/expositions/exposition_bruno_le_bel_au_prieure_d_airaines
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"If we can bring together the symbols of heaven and earth in our innermost hearts, we can recreate our own Garden of Eden. We become a conscious allegory of eternity."<br />Bruno LEBEL
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Water’s Edge Festival in Amiens http://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/juin/marche_sur_l_eau_a_amiens
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A host of activities on the theme of water will take place in the St Leu Quarter: medieval market, period procession, Picardy games, etc...
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La Transbaiehttp://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/juin/la_transbaie
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On the next Sunday 29th of June, the Somme Bay will light up with the colours of the runners taking part in this fine sporting contest.
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Spring steam galahttp://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/mai/festival_de_la_vapeur_a_froissy
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11th may 2008 : the P'tit train will show all its steam engine fired! See steam engines being prepared for the day at the workshop for 9.am...
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American Commemorationhttp://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/mai/commemoration_americaine_a_cantigny
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On wednesday <b>28th of May, 2008 at 11.00am</b>, we will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the first victory of an <b>American division</b> on the French soil : the <b>1st Di</b>vision...
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90th Anniversary Anzac Day at Villers-Bretonneuxhttp://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/avril/90eme_anniversaire_de_l_anzac_day
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<b>2008 will be the year to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Villers Bretonneux</b>. On 23-24 April, the Germans captured Villers Bretonneux and advanced out of town along the railway line towards Amiens. That night, 24-25 April, six battalions of AIF counter attacked to the south and north of the cemetery, encircling VB, and retook the town.This famous action heralded the end of the German advance of March-April in the Somme area.
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The flea market at Amienshttp://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/avril/rederie_de_printemps_a_amiens
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Antique dealers from northern Europe converge on Amiens on Sunday 27 april !
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Exhibition at the Historial of the Great War : "Betty Herbert, an american look on the Great War"http://www.somme-tourisme.fr/somme_tourisme/suivez/fevrier/exposition_a_l_historial_de_la_grande_guerre
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90 years after the First World War, artists are still haunted by its memory. It's the case of Betty Herbert, a self-made American artist who created between 1995 and 1997 an imposing set of World War I inspired painting and sculptures.
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