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Tourism in Valenciennes
Take advantage of your stay at the Brit Hotel Notre-Dame to discover the attractive town of Valenciennes.Made up of just over 41,000 inhabitants, it is an important economic hub in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region. It is a resurgent city, notable for the reopened second-largest museum of Flemish Art in France, and the construction of one of the most beautiful theatres from the late 19th century.Valenciennes will have no secrets from you after you read this page! Now for an overview of everything to see/do in Valenciennes and its surroundings.
Visiting Valenciennes
There are a few monuments not to be missed when visiting the city. Discover the pretty Hôtel de Ville or the Basilique Notre-Dame du Saint-Cordon (impossible to miss, it is located just opposite the hotel). The Saint Géry church and its belfry, built in 1850 in the romantic neo-gothic style, is also a building to be discovered.
Art lovers can visit the Fine Arts Museum and admire some prestigious collections of painters and sculptors from the region. You can also enjoy the beauty of the famous Scaldian houses. These timber-framed houses, built between the 13th and 16th centuries, once housed flax weaving looms.
Lovers of literature and old manuscripts can visit the Valenciennes media library, a former Jesuit chapel. This building has retained its charm of yesteryear, with Louis XIII style windows and Louis XVI garlands.
Discovering northern France
In Valenciennes, discover the "coron des 120", a typical line of workers' dwellings that came into being during the industrial revolution of the 18th century. The Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a "Living Cultural Landscape".
Looking for greenery, peace and quiet? Go for a walk in the Parc de la Citadelle and its "écluse des repenties". This vast park is home to the remains of this lock, which served as a defence for the city of Valenciennes over the past centuries.
The Scarpe Escaut Regional Nature Park is also worth a visit during a stay in Valenciennes. Created in 1968, it is the oldest French regional park. Agricultural landscapes, spa towns, woods and forests elegantly make up this exceptional natural area.
Activities in Valenciennes
théâtre Phénix Scène Nationale
Come to many music and dance shows in this theatre built in an orginal architectural style.
Boulevard Henri Harpignies, 59300 Valenciennes
03 27 32 32 32
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Cinéma
Watch the latest movies with your family or friends! Valenciennes' movie theatre has 15 rooms.
Rue des Alpes, 59300 Valenciennes
03 27 21 51 10
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Laser Game
The doors of Valenciennes' Laser Game are open for you to have fun and relax!
59 Quai des Mines, 59300 Valenciennes
03 27 41 80 27
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Level 1 scuba diving course in Valenciennes, near Lille
Immerse yourself in a fantastic, silent world. Accompanied by the Blue Hole Diving team and its state-certified underwater diving instructors, you will train for Level 1 scuba diving in Valenciennes, near Lille in the Hauts-De-France region.With more
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Centre aquatique Nungesser, 260 Rue François Coli,, 59300 Valenciennes
Basilique Notre-Dame du Saint-Cordon
Right in front of our hotel, the lovely Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Cordon Basilique was built in the middle of the 19th century. This 82 meter high building was built in a gothic style,
Place Abbé Thellier de Poncheville, 59300 Valenciennes
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Le Boulon
The Boulon is a cultural venue with workshops, an exhibition space and two halls where street performances are often organized.
ZA Le Brasseur Avenue de la Gare, 59690 Vieux Condé
03 27 20 35 40
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Musée des Beaux-Arts
This architecture museum first opened in 1909 and has prestigious paintings and sculptures (Rubens, Jordaens, Crauk, Hiolle...).
Boulevard Watteau, 59300 Valenciennes
03 27 22 57 20
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Hà´tel de ville
Discover this architectural treasure and its facade built in 1867.
Place d'Armes, 59300 Valenciennes
03 27 22 59 00
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Golf de Valenciennes
Golf in a soothing and resourcing place at this 18 holes golf course of around 15 hectares.
33 rue du Chemin Vert, 59770 Marly
03 27 46 30 10
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Coron des 120
Learn more about Corons, typical houses of minors from the north of France. French Singer Pierre Bachelet even wrote a whole song about these houses.
Place Pierre Taffin, 59300 Valenciennes
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