Gerberoy
One of 'France's most beautiful villages', with timber-framed houses and stone-paved lanes draped in roses, and painter Henri Le Sidaner's garden open to visitors.
Gerberoy is a small village in the Oise department with a permanent population of fewer than 100, and it has been named one of 'France's most beautiful villages'. At the end of the 19th century, painter Henri Le Sidaner settled here, creating terraced rose gardens and encouraging villagers to grow flowers. Today the whole village, with its timber-framed houses, brick walls, and cobbled lanes, is covered in climbing roses. A rose festival is held on the third Sunday of June each year. The Le Sidaner Garden (open April to October, admission about 7 euros) and the collegiate church are worth a visit, and the village can be explored in half a day. It is about 60 kilometers from Amiens and requires a car.
Opening hours
Village open all day; Lessidane Garden open Apr–Oct
Nearby sights
- Château de Rambures
- Samara Archaeological Park
- Musée de Picardie
- Collegiate Church of Saint-Vulfran
- Jules Verne House
- Belfry of Amiens
- Amiens Cathedral
- Saint-Leu Quarter