Fontaine-l'Etalon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of The Jardin des Lianes at 2 km from Fontaine-l'Etalon

Visit Fontaine-l'Etalon: highlights and tourist information

Fontaine-l'Etalon is situated in the Pas-de-Calais 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 Fontaine-l'Etalon in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include The Jardin des Lianes at 2 km and Les Jardins de Maizicourt at 13 km.

Fontaine-l'Etalon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

The Jardin des Lianes

Garden at 2 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See The Jardin des Lianes guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 13 km (direction south-south-east), in the Somme department

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

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Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 18 km (direction east)

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Valloires abbey

Abbey at 20 km (direction west-north-west), in the Somme department

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

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Saint-Riquier

at 21 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

The small Picardy village of Saint-Riquier includes an attractive benedictine abbey church,...

See Saint-Riquier guide

Abbeville

at 27 km (direction south-west), in the Somme department

Abbeville makes a pleasant detour when you are exploring the Baie de...

See Abbeville guide

Montreuil-sur-Mer

at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Montreuil-sur-Mer guide

Le Crotoy

Seaside resort at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

The long sandy beach is the main attraction in Le Crotoy, and...

See Le Crotoy guide

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is one of the nicest towns in the region, especially the...

See Saint-Valery-sur-Somme guide

The Bay of the Somme

Scenery at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

The Somme Bay is a large bay with a wide natural habitat...

See The Bay of the Somme guide

Fort-Mahon-Plage

Seaside resort at 35 km (direction west), in the Somme department

Both the beach itself and the resort of Fort-Mahon-Plage are among the...

See Fort-Mahon-Plage guide

Le Touquet

Seaside resort at 41 km (direction west-north-west)

Upmarket Le Touquet is probably the most popular of the coastal resorts...

See Le Touquet guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 44 km (direction north-east)

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

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Amiens

at 48 km (direction south-south-east), in the Somme department

As well as the remarkabe gothic style cathedral which attracts most visitors,...

See Amiens guide

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Map of places to visit near Fontaine-l'Etalon

Markets in and near Fontaine-l'Etalon

• Hesdin: market Thursday (8km)
• Frevent: market Tuesday (17km)
• Fruges: market Saturday (24km)
• Doullens: market Thursday (26km)
• Abbeville: market Thursday & Saturday (27km)
• Rue: market Saturday (28km)
• Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (30km)
• Le Crotoy: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (32km)
• Saint-Valery-sur-Somme: market Sunday (34km)
• Calonne-Ricouart: market Thursday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Fontaine-l'Etalon, France

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

Aquarium

• Mareis (39km)

Grand sites of France

• Baie de Somme (34km)

Heritage sites

• Beffroi d'Hesdin (Belfries of Belgium and France) (8km)
• Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (21km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (26km)
• Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (27km)
• Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (44km)
• Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Montreuil (28km)
• Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Saulve (Montreuil-sur-Mer) (28km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin des Lianes (2km)
• Jardin du château de Maizicourt (13km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (18km)
• Jardins de Valloires (18km)
• Herbarium des remparts (33km)
• Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (45km)
• Le clos Alexandre (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt d'Hesdin (11km)
• Forêt de Crécy (18km)
• Parc du Marquenterre (35km)
• Baie d'Authie (36km)
• Pointe du Hourdel (37km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Somme (38km)
• Réserve naturelle de la Baie de Canche (42km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (43km)
• Hable-d'Ault (45km)
• Dunes d'Écault (52km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Bagatelle (36km)

Towns of Art and history

• Amiens (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Boubers-sur-Canche (12km)
• Forest-l'Abbaye (20km)
• Saint-Josse (34km)
• Le Touquet (41km)

Geography and distances

Fontaine-l'Etalon is in the north of France at 51 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Fontaine-l'Etalon is 162 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Fontaine-l'Etalon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boufflers, Brevillers, Capelle-les-Hesdin, Caumont, Cheriennes, Galametz, Gennes-Ivergny, Guigny, Haravesnes, Labroye, Le Boisle, Le Ponchel, Le Quesnoy-en-Artois, Regnauville, Tollent, Vacqueriette-Erquieres, Vaulx, Vieil-Hesdin, Vitz-sur-Authie and Wail.

This page in French: Visiter Fontaine-l'Etalon