Violaines tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lille at 22 km from Violaines

Visit Violaines: highlights and tourist information

Violaines 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 Violaines in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lille at 22 km and Douai at 28 km.

Violaines, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lille

at 22 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Lille guide

Douai

at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nord department

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

See Douai guide

Arras Carriere Wellington

Monument at 29 km (direction south)

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

See Arras Carriere Wellington guide

Arras

at 29 km (direction south)

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

See Arras guide

Aire-sur-la-Lys

at 30 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Aire-sur-la-Lys guide

Roubaix

at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Nord department

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

See Roubaix guide

Cassel

at 36 km (direction north-west), in the Nord department

The town of Cassel is built on the highest hill in the...

See Cassel guide

Les Jardins de Sericourt

Garden at 43 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Les Jardins de Sericourt guide

Saint-Omer

at 44 km (direction west-north-west)

The attractive centre of Saint-Omr is one of the best towns to...

See Saint-Omer guide

Esquelbecq

at 46 km (direction north-west), in the Nord department

At Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...

See Esquelbecq guide

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

at 46 km (direction east), in the Nord department

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

See Saint-Amand-les-Eaux guide

Cambrai

at 53 km (direction south-east), in the Nord department

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

See Cambrai guide

Les Jardins de Maizicourt

Garden at 61 km (direction west-south-west), in the Somme department

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

See Les Jardins de Maizicourt guide

Gravelines

at 68 km (direction north-west), in the Nord department

The principal attraction at Gravelines is the fortifications, built by the Spanish...

See Gravelines guide

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Map of places to visit near Violaines

Markets in and near Violaines

• La Bassee: market Thursday (1km)
• Beuvry: market Friday (8km)
• Bethune: market Sunday & Monday & Friday (11km)
• Annoeullin: market Tuesday (11km)
• Grenay: market Tuesday (11km)
• Bully-les-Mines: market Thursday (12km)
• Estaires: market Thursday (12km)
• Lens: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (13km)
• Carvin: market Saturday (13km)
• Harnes: market Thursday (13km)

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

Tourist attractions near Violaines, France

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

Heritage sites

• Beffroi de Béthune (Belfries of Belgium and France) (11km)
• Beffroi d'Armentières (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi de Loos (Belfries of Belgium and France) (18km)
• Beffroi de Bailleul (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
• Beffroi de Lille (Belfries of Belgium and France) (22km)
• Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
• Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (28km)
• Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (29km)
• Beffroi de Comines (Belfries of Belgium and France) (29km)
• Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km)
• Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (46km)
• Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France) (51km)
• Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (53km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Scarpe-Escaut (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Notre Dame de La Treille (Lille) (22km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le parc Barbieux (31km)
• La ferme du mont des Récollets (36km)
• Le jardin du Manoir-aux-Loups (36km)
• Parc du château de Sericourt (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lille (22km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Les Prés du Hem (19km)
• Réserve naturelle du Jardin écologique du Vieux-Lille (23km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Wagnonville (26km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Pré des Nonnettes (36km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale de la Tourbière de Vred (36km)
• Réserve naturelle nationale des étangs du Romelaëre (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arras (29km)
• Roubaix (32km)
• Saint-Omer (44km)
• Cambrai (53km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Wattignies (19km)
• Wasquehal (28km)
• Tourcoing (33km)
• Mastaing (45km)
• Boubers-sur-Canche (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lille (21km)

Geography and distances

Violaines is in the north of France at 28 kilometres from Arras, the department capital (general information: Violaines is 190 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 24 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annequin, Aubers, Auchy-les-Mines, Billy-Berclau, Cambrin, Cuinchy, Douvrin, Festubert, Givenchy-les-la-Bassee, Haisnes, Hantay, Herlies, Illies, La Bassee, La Couture, Lorgies, Marquillies, Neuve-Chapelle, Noyelles-les-Vermelles, Richebourg, Salome, Vermelles, Wicres and Wingles.

This page in French: Visiter Violaines