Foreste tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Saint-Quentin at 14 km from Foreste

Visit Foreste: highlights and tourist information

Foreste is situated in the Aisne department and Hauts-de-France region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Quentin at 14 km and Peronne at 18 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Foreste, 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 Foreste in Hauts-de-France.

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

Saint-Quentin

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

In the central square in Saint-Quentin, the 16th century town hall is...

See Saint-Quentin guide

Peronne

at 18 km (direction north-west), in the Somme department

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

See Peronne guide

Noyon

at 26 km (direction south-south-west), in the Oise department

The medieval centre of Noyon is dominated by its cathedral in the...

See Noyon guide

Ourscamp abbey

Abbey at 31 km (direction south-south-west), in the Oise department

Ourscamp abbey is an abbey in Picardy, now in ruins and surrounded...

See Ourscamp abbey guide

Cambrai

at 40 km (direction north-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Cambrai guide

Laon

at 46 km (direction east-south-east)

The cathedral in Laon is an astonishing early gothic masterpiece, and the...

See Laon guide

Compiegne

at 48 km (direction south-west), in the Oise department

In Compiegne you can visit the palace, several museums, and other interesting...

See Compiegne guide

Soissons

at 50 km (direction south-south-east)

In Soissons you can explore the abbey and the cathedral before taking...

See Soissons guide

Maroilles

at 60 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Maroilles guide

Le Quesnoy

at 62 km (direction north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Forest of Mormal

at 63 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Aisne

Map of places to visit near Foreste

Markets in and near Foreste

• Ham: market Saturday (7km)
• Saint-Quentin: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (14km)
• Peronne: market Saturday (18km)
• Tergnier: market Thursday & Sunday (22km)
• Chauny: market Friday (23km)
• Roye: market Friday (25km)
• Noyon: market Saturday (26km)
• Fresnoy-le-Grand: market Monday (27km)
• Origny-Sainte-Benoite: market Thursday (28km)
• Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (29km)

Hotels near Foreste

More information about Foreste, Picardy

Tourist attractions near Foreste, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
• Compiène église Saint-Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)

National Monuments

• Chateau Coucy (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château (42km)
• Parc du château de Compiègne (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Laon (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (16km)
• Réserve naturelle des Landes de Versigny (32km)
• Forêt de Laigue (40km)
• Mont Ganelon (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Quentin (14km)
• Noyon (26km)
• Cambrai (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Gauchy (12km)
• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (21km)
• Vivaise (39km)

Geography and distances

Foreste is in the north of France at 46 kilometres from Laon, the department capital (general information: Foreste is 119 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Attilly, Aubigny-Aux-Kaisnes, Beauvois-en-Vermandois, Bray-Saint-Christophe, Douchy, Douilly, Etreillers, Fluquieres, Germaine, Lanchy, Monchy-Lagache, Quivieres, Roupy, Sancourt, Tertry, Trefcon, Tugny-et-Pont, Ugny-l'Equipee, Vaux-en-Vermandois and Villers-Saint-Christophe.

This page in French: Visiter Foreste