These “floating” gardens spread for 300 hectares between the Avre and Somme rivers. It is a watery landscape, its garden plots defined by small canals known as rieux.

Carved out of the River Somme's marshy hinterland, the Hortillonnages is made up of 110km of slender canals that have led Amiens to be dubbed "the Venice of the North".

Amiens in France's Picardy region is famous for its cathedral. But there's far more to the city than that. ... Travel guide: Floating gardens in France. Jul 07, 2013, 12.40PM IST.

Four cities, three cathedrals, a guided tour in a vintage, tangerine Citroën (with Tradi’Balade Lille), visits to an Art Deco swimming pool-turned-museum (La Piscine in Roubaix), floating gardens (The ...

Often overlooked on the way to the nearby coastal havens in northern France, Mary Novakovich stopped by Amiens to uncover its vast urban charms ...

Location: Amiens, Floating Gardens (Hortillonnages) for La Maison de la Culture d’Amiens, France. Project Area: ...