PICARDY

By: Kelsey Kio

Picardie

Mon region est Picardie. Il est place en nord France. La capitale do la region est Amiens. Picardie est plat. C’est belle region.

Tourist Attractions

Water sports are popular in this region. Picardy offers more than 2000km of hiking tracks. It is home to the famous Asterix amusement park. There are many gardens and parks to visit in Picardy. There are also aquariums and zoos for tourists to visit.

Geography

Picardy is divided up into three departments. They are Somme, Aisne and Oise.

The capital of Somme is Amiens, which is also the capital of Picardy.

Amiens is only about 111km from Paris. 17% of the region is forest. Picardy is mostly flat farmland. It’s highest

peak is Mont Watigny which is only 285m high. West Picardy is bordered with a channel of

water.

History

Picardy is the original French region. It was home to the Franks during the 5th

century. There was a lot of trench warfare in

Picardy during the first world war. In 1350 the Valois kings of France made

Picardy a military province.

Cuisine

Amiens duck paté-a pastry created in the early 1640’s, filled with duck meat and rabbit tenderloin.

Flamiche(leek pie)-a pie filled with chopped leeks, milk or creme fraiche and butter.

Gâteau battu(beaten cake)-it is famous for being made out of a dozen beaten eggs. And it is in the shape of a chefs hat.

Culture

The regional language of Picardy is the "Picard".

Some expressions, words and proverbs are still used by the old rural generations.

They have many festivals throughout the year to celebrate history, costumes, local products, music and fireworks.

There have been more the 250 films made showing the beauty of Picardy.

Works Cited

http://www.frenchproperty.com/regions/picardie/geography/

http://about-france.com/regions/picardy.htm

http://www.french-property.com/regions/picardie/tourism/

http://www.placesinfrance.com/picardie_history.html

http://www.frenchproperty.com/regions/picardie/food-gastronomy/