Maretz tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Cambrai at 18 km from Maretz

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Visit Maretz: highlights and tourist information

Maretz 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 Maretz in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cambrai at 18 km and Saint-Quentin at 24 km.

Maretz, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cambrai

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Cambrai guide

Saint-Quentin

at 24 km (direction south-south-west), in the Aisne department

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

See Saint-Quentin guide

Maroilles

at 26 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Maroilles guide

Le Quesnoy

at 27 km (direction north-east)

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

See Le Quesnoy guide

Forest of Mormal

at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Forest of Mormal guide

Peronne

at 37 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Peronne guide

Bavay

at 39 km (direction north-east)

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

See Bavay guide

Douai

at 43 km (direction north-west)

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

See Douai guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 45 km (direction north-west)

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Solre-le-Chateau

at 50 km (direction east)

Solre-le-Chateau is best known for its church with a sloping spire and the town...

See Solre-le-Chateau guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 52 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 53 km (direction west-north-west), in the Pas-de-Calais department

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

See Arras guide

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Reserve excursions near Maretz

Map of places to visit near Maretz

Markets in and near Maretz

• Bohain-en-Vermandois: market Friday (7km)
• Caudry: market Tuesday & Friday (8km)
• Fresnoy-le-Grand: market Monday (11km)
• Avesnes-les-Aubert: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)
• Cambrai: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
• Guise: market Saturday (22km)
• Origny-Sainte-Benoite: market Thursday (23km)
• Saint-Quentin: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (25km)
• Le Nouvion-en-Thierache: market Wednesday (26km)
• Douchy-les-Mines: market Saturday (28km)

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

Tourist attractions near Maretz, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (19km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• l'Avesnois (34km)
• Scarpe-Escaut (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes) (12km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le jardin de Sylvie Fontaine (26km)
• Jardins du château (28km)
• Jardin de Bosmont-sur-Serre (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle des Marais d'Isle (23km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (41km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (43km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (46km)
• Réserve naturelle du marais de Vesles-et-Caumont (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Cambrai (18km)
• Saint-Quentin (24km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Guyencourt-Saulcourt (25km)
• Gauchy (27km)
• Mastaing (30km)
• Ebouleau (53km)

Geography and distances

Maretz is in the north-east of France at 70 kilometres from Lille, the department capital (general information: Maretz is 153 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Becquigny, Bertry, Busigny, Caullery, Clary, Deheries, Elincourt, Honnechy, Maurois, Montigny-en-Cambresis, Premont, Reumont and Serain.

This page in French: Visiter Maretz