Violaines tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lille at 22 km from Violaines
Visit Violaines: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitViolaines 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 departmentThe 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 departmentDouai 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 departmentAlthough its not a major tourist destination, the centre of the large...
See Roubaix guide

Cassel
at 36 km (direction north-west), in the Nord departmentThe 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 departmentAt Esquelbec you can admire the Flemand style town centre with its...
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Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
at 46 km (direction east), in the Nord departmentEstablished 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 departmentRemarkably 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 departmentBeautiful 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 departmentThe 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)
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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).
Geographical Information
Commune: Violaines
Canton: Douvrin
Arrondissement: Béthune
Department: Pas-de-Calais
Region: Nord-Pas-de-Calais
New region: Hauts-de-France
Postcode: 62138
Distance to Violaines
from Arras (prefecture): 28 km
from Paris: 190 km
from Calais: 80 km
from Nice: 832 km
from Bordeaux: 682 km
from Strasbourg: 419 km
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