Genech tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lille at 16 km from Genech

Visit Genech: highlights and tourist information

Genech 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 Genech in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lille at 16 km and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux at 18 km.

Genech, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lille

at 16 km (direction north-west)

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

See Lille guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Roubaix

at 18 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Roubaix guide

Douai

at 20 km (direction south-west)

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

See Douai guide

Cambrai

at 41 km (direction south)

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

See Cambrai guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 41 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 42 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

Le Quesnoy

at 43 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Bavay

at 49 km (direction east-south-east)

The town of Bavay has an important Roman forum and other Roman...

See Bavay guide

Forest of Mormal

at 52 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Maroilles

at 59 km (direction south-east)

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

See Maroilles guide

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Map of places to visit near Genech

Markets in and near Genech

• Cysoing: market Tuesday & Sunday (4km)
• Hem: market Saturday (14km)
• Leforest: market Wednesday (15km)
• Libercourt: market Thursday (16km)
• Croix: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (17km)
• Auby: market Wednesday (17km)
• Flers-en-Escrebieux: market Friday (18km)
• Haubourdin: market Friday (19km)
• Carvin: market Saturday (19km)
• Courcelles-les-Lens: market Sunday (19km)

More information about Genech, Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Tourist attractions near Genech, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (15km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (17km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (20km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (40km)
• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (18km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (18km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (16km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (17km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (29km)
• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (59km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (16km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (13km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (15km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (17km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (18km)
• Les Prés du Hem (30km)

Towns of Art and history

• Roubaix (18km)
• Cambrai (41km)
• Arras (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (13km)
• Wasquehal (17km)
• Tourcoing (22km)
• Mastaing (26km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (17km)

Geography and distances

Genech is in the north-east of France at 16 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Genech is 196 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aix, Bachy, Bersee, Bourghelles, Bouvines, Cappelle-en-Pevele, Cobrieux, Cysoing, Ennevelin, Fretin, Louvil, Nomain, Orchies, Peronne-en-Melantois, Templeuve and Wannehain.

This page in French: Visiter Genech

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