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Amiens: is it crowded? When to visit
Amiens (France) is busiest in July and August and calmer the rest of the year. At its busiest, around the week of 9 Aug 2027, about 1,573 tourists stay there each night.
Even then it stays quiet for its size: a good choice to avoid the crowds. 3/9 · Quiet
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
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Very calmCalmQuietSome visitorsBusyVery busyCrowdedVery crowdedOvercrowded
Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Amiens on the map, week by week →
What to see in Amiens
- Notre-Dame d'Amiens
- Hôtel Bouctot-Vagniez
66 listed monuments, including a UNESCO World Heritage site and 60 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Amiens
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Arras · 1 h 01 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Fortifications of Vauban, Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery
- Versailles · 2 h 17 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Park of Versailles, Palace and Park of Versailles
- Compiègne · 1 h 17 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Compiègne-Royallieu National Cemetery, Royal abbey of Saint-Corneille
- Cambrai · 1 h 23 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Cambrai East Military Cemetery, Cambrai German military cemetery
- Lens · 1 h 19 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Écoles des cités de la fosse n° 12 des mines de Lens, Fosse n° 12 des mines de Lens
Drive times are estimates from distance.