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Cambrai (prononcé : /kɑ̃.bʁɛ/ Écouter) est une commune française, historiquement capitale du Cambrésis, située dans le département du Nord, dont elle est aujourd'hui l'une des sous-préfectures, en région Hauts-de-France. Cambrai est une ville moyenne qui compte 32 501 habitants au recensement de 2018 ; elle est au cœur de l'Unité ...
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- Musée de Cambrai
- Église Saint-Géry
- Cambrai Belfry
- Porte de Paris
- Porte de Notre-Dame
- Cambrai Citadel
- Cambrai Cathedral
- Place Aristide-Briand
- La Maison Espagnole
- Chapelle Des Jésuites
Housed in a stately 18th-century mansion, Cambrai’s museum has Dutch, French and Flemish art, and artefacts recording the town’s story. There are some big-hitting artists here, like Hyacinthe Rigaud, Boudin and Ingres, and the historical wing has an osteoarchaeology gallery that is almost unique in France. One piece with a really interesting past i...
The current style of this magnificent church is a blend of Dutch Baroque and French Classicism, but the building has been evolving form more than a thousand years. In fact it stems from a church founded way back in the 500s, so is by far the oldest in the town. There’s much to pore over inside: At the crossing of the transept, tilt your head back t...
No city in this region would be complete without a medieval belfry, and these buildings in Northern France and Belgium have gained World Heritage status from UNESCO. Cambrai’s belfry is a dominant 62.5-metre Gothic tower dating from the middle of the 15th century. It might be less ornate than others in the region, but is an enthralling piece of med...
The most impressive single chunk of the city’s old walls is this gate that controlled the southern entrance. The Porte de Paris was erected towards the end of the 14th century, after Cambrai had come under siege by the English in the Hundred Years’ War. There are a few things that make this structure worth a look: You can see where the drawbridge m...
This 17th-century gate now stands alone on Boulevard Faidherbe to the north of old Cambrai. It was raised during the city’s Spanish period, and has a very decorative Baroque design. The facade is adorned with regimented pinnacles, Corinthian columns and an alcove with a sculpture of the Virgin and Child. The reason for all this decoration is becaus...
If you’re sharp you can see the inside of another of Cambrai’s military installations. The citadel was ordered by Charles V to defend the city after the arrival of artillery. It was constructed on the highest part of the town, Mont-des-Boeufs, where a 6th-century monastery had been. Although the building was decommissioned in the 19th century, a lo...
There’s a good reason why Cambrai Cathedral doesn’t look much like the other great churches in Northern France. This is because it wasn’t actually declared the city’s cathedral until the beginning of the 19th century. The old Gothic cathedral had been razed during the Revolution, while this former abbey was converted into a Temple of Reason. It dat...
You wouldn’t know to see it, but this square was rebuilt almost from scratch after the First World War. The town hall goes right back to the 1300s, but the current Neoclassical facade is from the rule of Napoleon III in the middle of the 19th century. When you’re in the square see if you can spot the two automated bell-strikers in front of the cupo...
Cambrai couldn’t have chosen a lovelier home for its tourist office. The Maison Espagnole is one of the best-preserved and most beautiful historic houses in the town. But more than that it’s a vital document from the Spanish occupation of Cambrai in the 16th and 17th centuries. The house is from 1595 and is the last example of a building style that...
Directly next to the Maison Espagnole is another monument that is as eye-catching as it is historically important. Immediately you’ll be awestruck by its rich ornamentation, with pilasters, spiral wings and a dramatic sculpture of the Madonna, and none of this is by accident. This astonishing Baroque chapel was founded in the 1670s by the Jesuits w...
Beffroi de Cambrai (Belfries of Belgium and France): heritage site ; Eglise de Notre Dame de Vaucelles (Les Rues-des-Vignes): religious monument (9 km) Mastaing: ville fleurie 4* (17 km) Guyencourt-Saulcourt: ville fleurie 4* (21 km) Beffroi de Douai (Belfries of Belgium and France): heritage site (25 km) Réserve naturelle régionale de la ...
Cambrai, town, Nord département, Hauts-de-France région, northern France. It lies along the Escaut River, south of Roubaix. Cambrai, France. The town was called Camaracum under the Romans, and its bishops were made counts by the German king Henry I in the 10th century. Cambrai was long a bone of contention among its neighbours—the counties ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The municipality of Cambrai, rewarded with three flowers in the "Villes et villages fleuris de France" contest, unveils several green spaces like the municipal park. Dating from the 19th century, it offers a three-part garden overlooking the ancient ramparts of Charles V: a flower garden, the English-style Monstrelet garden with a music kiosk ...
Tourist classifications for Cambrai include "town of art and history". Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cambrai in Hauts-de-France. Popular places to visit nearby include Le Quesnoy at 30 km and Peronne at 34 km.
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