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ARRAS
Belle, très au-dessus de toute la contrée
Se dresse éperdument la tour démesurée
D'un gothique beffroi sur le ciel balancé(...) P. VERLAINE
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Beautiful, very above all the region
Draws up the disproportionate tower passionately
Of a Gothic belfry on the sky balanced (...) P. VERLAINE
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| Betweem the Grand'Place and the Place des Heros |
|  | Situation Arras est le chef-lieu du Pas-de-Calais. C'est une tranquille citée provinciale mais qui offre au visiteurs de nombreux atouts !
A la confluence des rivières Scarpe et Crinchon elle a toujours été un point stratégique. Encore aujourd'hui au carrefour des autoroutes A1 (Paris-Lille) et A26 (Reims- Calais et Tunnel sous la manche). Il y a moins d'une heure de train depuis Bruxelles ou Paris.
Sa populations était de 44000 habitants en 1999.
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Arras is located in Pas-de-Calais. It is a quiet city of province which however contains many interesting things. (see tips)
Arras is located in Artois at the confluence of Scarpe and Crinchon. The agglomeration profits from a strategic site to the crossing of the motorways A1 (Paris-Lille) and A26 (Rheims-Calais the Tunnel).
With the railway from Paris or Brussels the trip take no more than a our.
In 1999, Arras counted 44000 inhabitants
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Principal assets The Belfry,
The two markets,
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| Pros: | "Beautiful architecture." | | Cons: | "Sorry: not found only one" | | In A Nutshell: | "I like to come in the shadow of the belfry." |
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sim1 Sun Aug 2, 2009 20:17 UTC
Great page Jean-Pierre! I always wondered what Arras is like. Sad to see though how much was destroyed during the war. Leuk om te zien dat de pagina in Engels en Frans is geschreven! | cadzand Wed May 20, 2009 09:32 UTC
Ook een mooi wandelprogramma in een voor mij nog onbekend gebied. Heel interessant. Bedankt JP | TheaIren Fri Mar 6, 2009 18:18 UTC
Thank you for sharing your trip ! I've been always facinated by pilgrims and long distance hikers! | joiwatani Fri Nov 28, 2008 19:57 UTC
I came back to read more of your tips and gave your ratings! I hope you find time to come back on my site and check my pages, too! One of these days, I will come visit you! You seem to be a nice VT member! |
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