| Page Views: 6,623 Last Visit to Arras: August, 2007 | Arras by Mikebond - last update: Oct 7, 2007 |
Arras is the capital city of the Pas-de-Calais département and is not very renowned as a tourist destination. However, it has certainly so much to offer that my half-day visit proved not to be enough. Many buildings of this city look similar to those of Flemish and Dutch cities. This happens because Arras was dominated by the Spanish from 1492 to 1659. In that period, the Kingdom of España owned the so-called Spanish Netherlands: most of those territories gained independence in 1830 and formed today's Kingdom of Belgique-België. However, Arras and other Northern French provinces never belonged to Belgium. The name of Arras comes from the Gaulish people of Atrebates who lived in Northern France. Even if Arras is not famous as a tourist city, all French people know it thanks to an old traditional song performed, among others, by Fernandel: Avec l'ami Bidasse ("With my friend Bidasse"). |
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cold_dead_bunny Tue May 6, 2008 15:32 UTC
waw what houses!! (well, its just Skype, its not visiting some dirty sites)))) | Raimix Sat Dec 8, 2007 10:42 UTC
Very nice page, great photos! Also it is "my style" of city, woul be nice to see it someday :) Loved that architecture of houses and view of churches. | b1bob Sun Oct 21, 2007 16:45 UTC
I enjoyed seeing the unique Flemish architecture. Since my granddaddy used to make watches and clocks, I especially loved the clock tower. | JLBG Sun Oct 7, 2007 10:34 UTC
A very interesting page on the capital of the Artois district, often forgotten by visitors though it has great features to offer. It is good to have on VT such a page! |
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