Car Hire Abbeville

Mini Guide Abbeville

Situated between Le Havre and Calais slightly inland from the eastern coast in Northern France, the city of Abbeville is certainly worth visiting. Abbeville is located where the River Somme turns into a canal and is extremely picturesque while being very close to the Atlantic Ocean. Indeed many holiday makers who go there head for the beaches where they can do exciting sports such as parasailing and kite surfing due to the blustery conditions.

This French town in Picardy was bombed during the Blitzkrieg in World War Two but retains many of its attractive features such as wooden buildings and an old gothic cathedral called the church of Église St-Vulfran. The city was very popular during the 18th century and Voltaire included it in some of his writing.

Abbeville has all the conveniences that tourists need including good shopping areas and decent hotels to stay in. If you like being active on your holiday check out the activities on offer at  www.france-voyage.com which has a list of useful contacts for each of the activities offered.If you want somewhere classy to stay in Abbeville you can head to the Hotel Hermitage Gartois, a 15th century listed building which has been redesigned with input from the famous Philippe Starck. Once you have rented your rental car in Abbeville, it makes an excellent base from which to explore other fine parts of France.