Hauts-de-France, land of transition
This new region bringing together Picardy and the former Nord-Pas-de-Calais, extends from the Seine basin to Artois and Flanders, via the Picardy plateau.
It concentrates on its territory a timeless string of cathedrals: Senlis, Beauvais, Noyon, Soissons, Laon and especially Amiens in flamboyant Gothic style, the largest cathedral in Europe.
Flanders and Artois are renowned for the superb belfries of the Grand'Places of their cities: Lille, administrative and economic capital, Béthune, Arras, Cambrai and Douai...
The Thiérache region is also famous for its fortified churches.
Further south, on the borders of Île-de-France, its majestic castles of Pierrefonds and Compiègne in the heart of its forest, as well as that of Chantilly and its remarkable stables.
Let's not forget the very beautiful Côte d'Opale, which goes from Mers-les-Bains to Le Touquet, also called Paris plage, passing through the sublime Bay of Somme.
This incredible architectural diversity offers lovers of charming properties, private mansions in cut stone or red brick, mansions, manors, fortified farms as well as luxurious villas, on its coastline, from 1900 to the present. days…
