Sparkling Amiens Amiens cathedral: a World-class Cathedral in its True Colours From mid-June to mid-September, Amiens’ UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral draws crowds with a stunning sound-and-light show that makes this charming city more than just a stop-over destination. The charming and vibrant city of Amiens gives you the opportunity for cultural discovery as well as the chance to relax over a leisurely evening meal and breakfast as a stopover on the A16 motorway between Paris and the Channel ferry and Eurotunnel port of Calais this summer. Here, France’s largest Gothic cathedral becomes even more spectacular on summer evenings thanks to a state-of-the-art sound-and-light show that illuminates its main facade.