the discreet charm of Baie de Somme
Š Ludovic MAISANT / hemis.fr
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France :
As Mont Saint Michel bay or Halong bay the «Baie de Somme» also belongs since 1999 to the exclusive club of the most beautiful bay in the world. Stretching over 70 km between headland of Hourdel in the south over to headland of Saint Quentin en Tourmont in the north. Its rich biodiversity is symbolised by Parc du Marquenterre considered one of the finest places for ornithology. On the coastline the region boasts some amazing seaside resort such as Le Crotoy, Saint Valery sur Somme and its limestone headland, Le Bois de Cise, one of the few natural woods of the coast along the Manche Sea listed as «picturesque site» or the smart town of Mers les Bains and its seaside villas dating of la Belle Epoque era. Discreet, sometimes slightly grey, sometimes blue but always attractive, Baie de Somme is definitely a place to discover. Other images : Annette SOUMILLARD, Bertrand GARDEL, Camille MOIRENC, Christophe BOISVIEUX, Francis CORMON, Gilles RIGOULET, Hervé HUGHES, Jean-Daniel SUDRES, Louis-Marie PREAU, Ludovic MAISANT, Philippe RENAULT, Patrice THOMAS, Thierry BORREDON / hemis.fr
HEMIS_214289 : France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Marquenterre Ornithological Park, Common Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
HEMIS_353385 France, Somme, south of Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, child running with a landing net along the beach huts
HEMIS_309317 France, Somme, the beach of Mers les Bains
HEMIS_214266 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
HEMIS_146858 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, lambs and sheep of salted meadows
HEMIS_213645 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Camargue horses
HEMIS_335526 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, Tide Whirlwind (aerial view)
HEMIS_359233 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) displaying
HEMIS_335542 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, praw fishing on the beach (aerial view)
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France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Saint Valery sur Somme, Cap Hornu, Sailors'Chapel (aerial view)
France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Marquenterre Ornithological Park, Common Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
HEMIS_174257 France, Somme, Baie de Somme
HEMIS_174258 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Marquenterre Park, storks
HEMIS_174263 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, near Le Crotoy, horse riders
HEMIS_359258 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Black-headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus)
HEMIS_359262 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
HEMIS_214290 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Marquenterre Ornithological Park, Common Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
HEMIS_213631 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Herson horse and cattle egret
HEMIS_174256 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Noyelles sur Mer, fishing boat
HEMIS_213662 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Boulonnais stockbreeding, workhorses
HEMIS_242745 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Crotoy, Les Ormeaux Villa, seaside villas and beach huts
HEMIS_146855 : France, Somme, Baie de la Somme, Ornithological Park of the Marquenterre, Philippe Carruette in one of the observation posts of the park
HEMIS_309162 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Crotoy, fishing boat (aerial view)
HEMIS_353362 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Crotoy, people walking on the beach
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France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Crotoy, Les Tourelles hotel in the former residence of the Guerlain family
France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Crotoy, Les Tourelles hotel in the former residence of the Guerlain family and view from the beach
HEMIS_353369 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Crotoy, house made of painted bricks with maritime representations on the shutters
HEMIS_353371 France, Somme, the Baie de Somme Nature Reserve, salt meadow on tidal zone situated between the coast and the sea
HEMIS_146852 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Crotoy, market on Friday morning
HEMIS_353379 France, Somme, Baie d'Authie, Intertidal zone as the tide is going up
HEMIS_111326 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Town of Cayeux sur Mer, Bathing Huts
HEMIS_130251 France, Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, shingle beach, woman reading a book
HEMIS_130228 France, Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, shingle beach, nuns
HEMIS_149763 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, people walking on the beach
HEMIS_353387 France, Somme, south of Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, hut on a pebble beach
HEMIS_353388 France, Somme, south of Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, beach huts
HEMIS_353384 France, Somme, south of Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, beach cabin hut Rose de Picardie
HEMIS_054253 France, Somme, Cayeux Sur Mer, Bathing Huts of the Chemin des Planches
HEMIS_149758 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, man on the beach
HEMIS_335524 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, Les Galeries (aerial view)
HEMIS_174199 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, shrimp fishermen
HEMIS_071658 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Fort Mahon beach, crowd
HEMIS_353354 : France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Crotoy, seaside villas and beach huts
HEMIS_085935 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Fort Mahon, sandsailers
HEMIS_130225 France, Somme, crossing of the Baie de Somme with a naturalist guide
HEMIS_129889 France, Somme, riders in the Baie de Somme after a storm, foam
HEMIS_174195 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Quend beach, dunes
HEMIS_213657 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, calash and Boulonnais workhorse
HEMIS_213856 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, calash and Boulonnais workhorses, ride
HEMIS_213665 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Boulonnais stockbreeding, workhorse
HEMIS_213869 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Boulonnais workhorses and horse guard
HEMIS_353381 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Saint Valery sur Somme, boat at low tide
HEMIS_130237 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Saint Valery sur Somme, the Northern Sea Wall
HEMIS_130244 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Saint Valery sur Somme, the banks
HEMIS_146856 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, steam train of the Baie de Somme
HEMIS_146868 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, steam train of the Baie de Somme
HEMIS_214227 France, Somme, Baie de Somme (aerial view)
HEMIS_184503 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Brighton Lighthouse (aerial view)
HEMIS_215292 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Hourdel (aerial view)
HEMIS_017384 France, Somme, beach of Mers Les Bains
HEMIS_039904 France, Somme, Mers les Bains, sea front villas dated late 19th Century
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France, Somme, horse riding on the Mers les Bains beach with seafront with the villas dated late 19th century in the background
France, Somme, Mers les Bains, cliffs, sea and villas dated late 20th century, children playing on the beach
HEMIS_309337 : France, Somme, Mers les Bains, the Fete des baigneurs (Bathing festival) in July, locals and tourists dress up in old fashioned clothes and take baths in old fashioned swimsuits evoking the Golden Age of the early 1900's
HEMIS_242762 France, Somme, Mers les Bains, the beach and its beach huts
HEMIS_309318 France, Somme, the beach of Mers les Bains, the beach huts
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France, Somme, Mers les Bains, the Fete des baigneurs (Bathing festival) in July, locals and tourists dress up in old fashioned clothes evoking the Golden Age of the early 1900's
France, Somme, Mers les Bains, the Fete des Baigneurs ((Bathing festival), portrait of a young woman
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France, Somme, Mers les Bains, the Fete des baigneurs (Bathing festival) in July, locals and tourists dress up in old fashioned clothes evoking the Golden Age of the early 1900's
France, Somme, Mers les Bains, the Fete des Baigneurs (Bathing festival), boat models
HEMIS_242768 France, Somme, Mers les Bains, seaside villas
HEMIS_309325 France, Somme, Mers les Bains, villas facade
HEMIS_309353 France, Somme, the beach of Mers les Bains at dusk
HEMIS_242743 France, Somme, Ault, Bois de Cise, villas
HEMIS_054254 France, Somme, Ault chalk cliffs view from Bois de Cise
HEMIS_335545 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Saint Valery sur Somme (aerial view)
HEMIS_335536 France, Somme, Ault, cliff on Cote d'Albatre (aerial view)
HEMIS_309168 France, Somme, Ault, the lighthouse (aerial view)
HEMIS_309163 France, Somme, near the Baie de la Somme, Hable d'Ault Natural Reserve (aerial view)
HEMIS_316241 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Saint Valery sur Somme, the small port
HEMIS_237258 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Le Crotoy, Charles Derositere harvesting traditional moules de Bouchot mussels
HEMIS_111324 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, sailors chapel in Saint Valery city
HEMIS_237257 France, Somme, Le Crotoy, Baie de Somme, moules de bouchot cleaned mussels
HEMIS_071660 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Hourdel lighthouse
HEMIS_237255 : France, Somme, shrimps of the Baie de Somme, photography styling by Valerie Lhomme
HEMIS_120211 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Hourdel lighthouse
HEMIS_149765 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Onival, place of the break of the dyke in 1990, camping
HEMIS_149767 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, Cayeux sur Mer, street scene
HEMIS_130236 France, Somme, Baie de Somme, view from Saint Valery sur Somme