Samara Archaeological Park
Parc de Samara
A prehistoric theme park in the Somme valley, with reconstructed houses from the Neolithic to Gallic periods and hands-on activities such as fire-lighting and flint-knapping.
Samara Park lies in the Somme valley about 15 kilometers west of Amiens. Covering roughly 30 hectares, it combines archaeological sites, reconstructed villages, and natural marshland. The park has reconstructed dwellings from the Neolithic, Bronze, and Iron Ages, and exhibition halls tell the story of human settlement in Picardy from the Paleolithic onward. Staff demonstrate fire-making, flint-knapping, pottery-making, and iron smelting on site, and children can take part hands-on. Admission costs about 11 euros. It is open from late March to early November and closed in winter. It is well suited to a family half-day outing.
Opening hours
About late Mar–early Nov, 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Belfry of Amiens
- Musée de Picardie
- Saint-Leu Quarter
- Amiens Cathedral
- Jules Verne House
- Hortillonnages of Amiens
- Abbey of Saint-Riquier
- Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux