Église St-Martin de St-Valery-sur-Somme

Lille, Flanders & the Somme


St-Valery-sur-Somme's Église St-Martin was built from shingle and flint, giving it a chequerboard appearance, guarded by fantastical gargoyles. Construction started in 1488 and the church was consecrated in 1500, but wasn't completed until 1559. Inside are four models of 17th-century war ships. The stained-glass windows date from the 19th century.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Lille, Flanders & the Somme attractions

1. Parc du Marquenterre Bird Sanctuary

5.47 MILES

An astonishing 300 bird species have been sighted at this 2-sq-km bird sanctuary, an important migratory stopover between the UK, Iceland, Scandinavia and…

2. Abbaye de Valloires

13.92 MILES

Nestled in the bucolic Authie valley 27km northeast of Le Crotoy, this strikingly beautiful 12th-century abbey, rebuilt between 1687 and 1756, merits a…

3. Palais de Congrès

22.88 MILES

Nowadays this 1913-built beauty is Le Touquet's Palais de Congrès (convention centre), but in the town's early-20th-century golden era it was the high…

4. Tour Paris-Plage

23.37 MILES

Designed by French artist Alain Godon (b 1964), this 9.5m-high sculpture made from polystyrene on a metal frame, coated with beach sand, depicts an…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "france/st-valery-sur-somme/attractions/eglise-st-martin-de-st-valery-sur-somme/a/poi-sig/1594712/1340785",
      "destination": "Lille,-Flanders-&-the-Somme",
      "continent": "Europe",
      "country": "France",
      "region": "Lille,-Flanders-&-the-Somme",
      "position": "superzone"
    }