Grande-Synthe tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Gravelines at 13 km from Grande-Synthe
Visit Grande-Synthe: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitGrande-Synthe is situated in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region.
Tourist classifications for Grande-Synthe include "ville fleurie 4*".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Grande-Synthe in Hauts-de-France.
Popular places to visit nearby include Gravelines at 13 km and Esquelbecq at 17 km.
Grande-Synthe, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Gravelines
at 13 km (direction west)The principal attraction at Gravelines is the fortifications, built by the Spanish...
See Gravelines guide

Esquelbecq
at 17 km (direction south-east)At Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...
See Esquelbecq guide

Cassel
at 27 km (direction south-east)The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...
See Cassel guide

Saint-Omer
at 30 km (direction south), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to...
See Saint-Omer guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys
at 42 km (direction south-south-east), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentNow officially listed as a 'recommended detour' town, the highlight in Aire-sur-la-Lys...
See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez
Scenery at 43 km (direction west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe Cap Blanc-Nez and the Cap Gris-Nez are classified as Grand sites...
See Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez guide

Wissant
at 47 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentWissant is a small seaside town in the north of France which...
See Wissant guide

Wimereux
at 56 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentWimereux is a seaside town with a fine selection of Belle Epoque...
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Boulogne-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentThe old town with its ramparts, castle and ancient streets are the...
See Boulogne-sur-Mer guide

Nausicaa
at 59 km (direction west-south-west), in the Pas-de-Calais departmentNausicaa is a large aquarium and sea life centre and one of...
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Hotels in Grande-Synthe
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Map of places to visit near Grande-Synthe
Markets in and near Grande-Synthe
Market days in Grande-Synthe: weekly market: Tuesday & Thursday;
- Grande-Synthe: market Tuesday & Thursday (0km)
- Dunkerque: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday (2km)
- Coudekerque-Branche: market Tuesday (6km)
- Bergues: market Monday (10km)
- Bourbourg: market Tuesday (11km)
- Gravelines: market Sunday & Friday (13km)
- Grand-Fort-Philippe: market Monday (14km)
- Audruicq: market Wednesday (22km)
- Ardres: market Thursday (29km)
- Arques: market Tuesday (31km)
More information about Grande-Synthe, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Tourist attractions near Grande-Synthe, France
What to do at Grande-Synthe? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Grande-Synthe.
Grand sites of France
- Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez (43km)
Heritage sites
- Beffroi de l'église St-Éloi de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (5km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville de Dunkerque (Belfries of Belgium and France) (5km)
- Beffroi de Bergues (Belfries of Belgium and France) (10km)
- Beffroi de Gravelines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (13km)
- Beffroi de Calais (Belfries of Belgium and France) (32km)
- Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (42km)
- Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)
- Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (54km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Bergues (10km)
- Gravelines (13km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Caps et Marais d'Opale (41km)
Remarkable gardens
- La ferme du mont des Récollets (27km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle de la Dune Marchand (15km)
- Dune fossile de Ghyvelde (17km)
- Réserve naturelle du Platier d'Oye (17km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (26km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des grottes et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (38km)
- Cap Blanc-Nez (43km)
- Les Prés du Hem (53km)
Towns of Art and history
- Saint-Omer (30km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Loon-Plage (7km)
Geography and distances
Grande-Synthe is in the north-east of France at 68 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Grande-Synthe is 240 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Grande-Synthe
Canton: Grande-Synthe
Arrondissement: Dunkerque
Department: Nord
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 59760
Distance to Grande-Synthe
from Lille (prefecture): 68 km
from Paris: 240 km
from Calais: 33 km
from Nice: 894 km
from Bordeaux: 720 km
from Strasbourg: 475 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Grande-Synthe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Armbouts-Cappel, Cappelle-la-Grande, Craywick, Dunkerque, Fort-Mardyck, Saint-Pol-sur-Mer and Spycker.
This page in French: Visiter Grande-Synthe
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