Douai tourism and travel guide

Visit Douai: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Douai has a pleasant old town and one of the most impressive belfries in France

Douai is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Douai in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Arras at 24 km and Cambrai at 25 km.

Douai, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 23 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

Cambrai

at 25 km (direction south-east)

Remarkably for the town that was the site of the world's first...

See Cambrai guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 26 km (direction east-north-east)

Established as a spa centre for more than 2000 years, it is...

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Lille

at 30 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Lille guide

Roubaix

at 37 km (direction north-north-east)

Although its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...

See Roubaix guide

Le Quesnoy

at 42 km (direction east-south-east)

Le Quesnoy is best known for the promenade around the impressive ramparts...

See Le Quesnoy guide

Peronne

at 49 km (direction south-south-west), in the Somme department

The town of Péronne is above all known for its impressive Museum...

See Peronne guide

Forest of Mormal

at 50 km (direction east-south-east)

Mormal forest is the largest forest in the region and has hundreds...

See Forest of Mormal guide

Maroilles

at 55 km (direction east-south-east)

It is the riverside setting and the buildings that remain of the...

See Maroilles guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 57 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

Now officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys...

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Cassel

at 64 km (direction north-west)

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

See Cassel guide

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Markets in and near Douai

Market days in Douai: weekly market: Wednesday & Saturday;

• Douai: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
• Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (3km)
• Auby: market Wednesday (6km)
• Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (7km)
• Leforest: market Wednesday (8km)
• Henin-Beaumont: market Tuesday & Friday (11km)
• Aniche: market Friday (13km)
• Billy-Montigny: market Sunday (13km)
• Libercourt: market Thursday (13km)
• Courrieres: market Wednesday (14km)

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Tourist attractions near Douai, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (0km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (23km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (24km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (25km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (38km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (26km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (25km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (30km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (35km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (35km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (30km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (3km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (12km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (14km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (31km)
• Les Prés du Hem (40km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (24km)
• Cambrai (25km)
• Roubaix (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mastaing (18km)
• Wattignies (25km)
• Wasquehal (34km)
• Tourcoing (40km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (30km)

Geography and distances

Douai is in the north-east of France at 30 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Douai is 176 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Douai from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anhiers, Auby, Brebieres, Corbehem, Courcelles-les-Lens, Courchelettes, Cuincy, Dechy, Esquerchin, Ferin, Flers-en-Escrebieux, Goeulzin, Guesnain, Lambres-Lez-Douai, Lauwin-Planque, Raches, Roost-Warendin, Roucourt, Sin-le-Noble and Waziers.

This page in French: Visiter Douai