The Somme tourist board
PICARDY COAST AND BAY OF SOMME
"... And there before me lay a vast azure expanse, a world inhabited only by birds ..."
"To the west of the Somme department lies the Picardy Coast, stretching 60 km from the mouth of the Bresle in the south to where the Authie flows into the sea in the north, and set between them, the estuary of the Somme River or Bay of Somme. The sea air often casts a delicate veil across the sky, giving the light in this region a very special quality, much prized by artists. The high chalk cliffs give way to pebble beaches, then dunes and finally marshland. Behind the coast, the rolling hills and laughing valleys preserve a rich heritage.
Le Crotoy
In the 17th Century, Le Crotoy was one of France’s most important fishing ports on the Channel coast. Fishing is less important today but still contributes to the town’s character. The magnificent sandy beach that seems to stretch away forever at low tide is one of its greatest attractions.
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Bay of Somme
The Bay of Somme is a member of the ‘Club of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World’, with its expanses of open water, marshes, dunes and saltwater meadows where the sea and the land seem to merge...
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Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Its strategic position on a limestone promontory facing the Bay of Somme means that Saint-Valery-sur-Somme has had a rich and vibrant history. There’s much more to see than the attractive waterside walks, for the curious visitor who is prepared to explore the town’s many other picturesque neighbourhoods.
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