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Multi-periodSite Name: Underground City of Naours Alternative Name: Souterraine de Naours, Les Grottes de NaoursCountry: France
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Département: Picardie:Somme (80) Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Naours
Latitude: 50.034244N Longitude: 2.281111E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Ancient Quarry in Picardie:Somme (80)
The underground city is 33 metres (106 feet) beneath the town of Naours, a few miles to the west of the N25 road at Talmas. Amiens is 18 kms to the south. There are many caves, grottos, passageways and some chapels that together form an underground city or souterraine, in what is now something of a tourist site. Guided tours are available which take upto 1 hour.
First inhabited in the 3rd-4th centuries AD, and again by Vikings in the 9th century AD. The place was re-discovered in 1887 by the local priest, Abbot Danicourt. In one of the chapels (Rotonde de la Sainte Vierge) a statue of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus is located high up and perched on a rocky ledge. During the 2nd world war soldiers lived in the underground caves.
For more information, including background information and photographs, see the Journal of Antiquities' entry for Underground City of Naours, Picardie, Somme, France. The Journal also gives a link to a blog site with more photographs - visit Geoff's Pages, "The Underground City". The Journal adds their is an admission fee to pay, and guided tours are available.
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