Aire-sur-la-Lys tourism and travel guide

Visit Aire-sur-la-Lys: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys is the bailliage, an ornate renaissance style building built in 1600

Aire-sur-la-Lys is situated in the Pas-de-Calais department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cassel at 19 km and Esquelbecq at 28 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Aire-sur-la-Lys, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Aire-sur-la-Lys in Hauts-de-France.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Omer

at 15 km (direction north-west)

The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to...

See Saint-Omer guide

Cassel

at 19 km (direction north-north-east), in the Nord department

The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...

See Cassel guide

Esquelbecq

at 28 km (direction north-north-east), in the Nord department

At Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...

See Esquelbecq guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 38 km (direction south-south-west)

Beautiful garden to visit in the village of Sericourt....

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Gravelines

at 43 km (direction north-west), in the Nord department

The principal attraction at Gravelines is the fortifications, built by the Spanish...

See Gravelines guide

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 44 km (direction south-west)

The Jardin des Lianes is one of our favourite gardens in this...

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Lille

at 47 km (direction east), in the Nord department

The renaissance of Lille over the last 20 years has transformed an...

See Lille guide

Arras

at 48 km (direction south-east)

The belfry and the large number of baroque style houses make the...

See Arras guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 48 km (direction south-east)

The Carrière Wellington museum in Arras is a series of tunnels that...

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Montreuil-sur-Mer

at 49 km (direction west-south-west)

The historic centre of the fortified town of Montreuil is lovely to...

See Montreuil-sur-Mer guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 53 km (direction south-south-west), in the Somme department

Beautiful garden to visit in the Somme department in northern France...

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Valloires abbey

Abbey at 53 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

Valloires abbey is an 18th century Cistercian abbey with formal gardens to...

See Valloires abbey guide

Douai

at 57 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord department

Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive...

See Douai guide

Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez

Scenery at 58 km (direction west-north-west)

The Cap Blanc-Nez and the Cap Gris-Nez are classified as Grand sites...

See Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Pas-de-Calais

Map of places to visit near Aire-sur-la-Lys

Markets in and near Aire-sur-la-Lys

Market days in Aire-sur-la-Lys: weekly market: Friday;

• Aire-sur-la-Lys: market Friday (0km)
• Isbergues: market Thursday (6km)
• Lillers: market Saturday (10km)
• Arques: market Tuesday (13km)
• Hazebrouck: market Monday (15km)
• Auchel: market Tuesday (16km)
• Marles-les-Mines: market Saturday (17km)
• Calonne-Ricouart: market Thursday (18km)
• Bruay-la-Buissiere: market Sunday & Friday (20km)
• Lumbres: market Friday (21km)

Hotels near Aire-sur-la-Lys

More information about Aire-sur-la-Lys, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Aire-sur-la-Lys, France

What to do at Aire-sur-la-Lys? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Aire-sur-la-Lys.

Heritage sites

• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (0km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km)
• Beffroi de Bergues (Belfries of Belgium and France) (37km)
• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (39km)
• Beffroi de Gravelines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi de l'église St-Éloi de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (45km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (47km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (47km)
• Beffroi de Calais (Belfries of Belgium and France) (51km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Bergues (37km)
• Gravelines (43km)
• Montreuil (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Caps et Marais d'Opale (36km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Saulve (Montreuil-sur-Mer) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• La ferme du mont des Récollets (19km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (38km)
• Le jardin des Lianes (44km)
• Jardins de Valloires (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (18km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (19km)
• Les Prés du Hem (34km)
• Forêt d'Hesdin (38km)
• Réserve naturelle du Platier d'Oye (47km)
• Forêt de Crécy (60km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Omer (15km)
• Arras (48km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Boubers-sur-Canche (41km)
• Loon-Plage (41km)
• Grande-Synthe (42km)

Geography and distances

Aire-sur-la-Lys is in the north of France at 47 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Aire-sur-la-Lys is 198 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Aire-sur-la-Lys from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blaringhem, Blessy, Boeseghem, Estree-Blanche, Ham-en-Artois, Isbergues, Lambres, Liettres, Linghem, Mametz, Mazinghem, Norrent-Fontes, Quernes, Quiestede, Rombly, Roquetoire, Steenbecque, Thiennes, Witternesse and Wittes.

This page in French: Visiter Aire-sur-la-Lys