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Jules Verne House – Tour de l'Horloge loop from Amiens

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Jules Verne House – Tour de l'Horloge loop from Amiens

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Jules Verne House – Tour de l'Horloge loop from Amiens

03:00

11.7km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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1.48 km

The Belfry

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The Belfry of Amiens is the historic belfry in the Picardy city of Amiens. It is one of 56 belfries in Belgium and France that have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Of these 56 bell towers, this one is located the most southerly. Wikipedia

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Musée de Picardie

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The Musée de Picardie is a marvel of eclecticism. Ranging from magnificent prehistoric collections to sculptures by Josesph Stanislas Lecorné.

Created in 1867, this makes it one of the first French museums. It will satisfy all curiosities.

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Jules Verne House

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The opening hours for this museum are:
closed on Tuesday
Wednesday 10:00–12:30
2:00 PM–6:00 PM
Thursday 10:00–12:30
2:00 PM–6:00 PM
Friday 10:00–12:30
2:00 PM–6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00–12:30
2:00 PM–6:00 PM
Sunday 10:00–12:30
2:00 PM–6:00 PM
Monday 10:00–12:30
2:00 PM–6:00 PM

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6.28 km

Nice place to enjoy a refreshment or an ice cream

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There are many small restaurants, cafes, and bars along the waterfront promenade. It's worth stopping by.

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Jules Bocquet Square

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A meeting place for young and old.

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6.98 km

Tour de l'Horloge

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This feminine representation of spring offers the opportunity to mention some female figures in the work of Jules Verne. He writes adventure novels set in sometimes dangerous countries. This explains why there are fewer female than male characters. There are even great novels without female characters, such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island or Robur the Conqueror. In this sense, the work reflects its time, in which women were not given an important place.
"But my novels have beautiful female characters: the sensual Aouda (Around the World in 80 Days), the charming Lé-ou (The Sorrows of a Chinese Man in China), the dreamy Helena Campbell (The Green Ray), the brave Dolly Branican (Mistress Branican), the seductive Stilla (The Carpathian Castle) or the disturbing Sangarre (Michel Strogoff). Some girls also find love at the end of the novel: Mary Grant (Captain Grant's Children), Nadia Fedor (Michel Strogoff) or Nell (Child of the Cave).
But it is true that passionate love often takes up little space in my stories.
In 1889 I had a pleasant visit: the young American journalist Nellie Bly, who tried to surpass the achievements of Phileas Fogg in my book Around the World in Eighty Days (1872), came to Amiens on November 22, 1889 to greet me."
Source: amiens.fr/Grands-projets/Aronnax/Etapes/etape-14/L-horloge-Dewailly-allemand

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