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Belfry bells ring out over Douai from a 15th-century tower that is part of the UNESCO World Heritage group of belfries across northern France and Belgium. The carillon of 62 bells plays melodies several times daily. About 47,000 people live in this Nord department city on the Scarpe river.
The Fetes de Gayant, held each July, parade the five-member Gayant giant family through the streets in a tradition dating to 1530. The procession is inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The Musee de la Chartreuse, in a former Carthusian monastery, holds Flemish, Dutch, and French paintings including works by Veronese and Rubens.
Douai was a major centre of English Catholic exile in the 16th and 17th centuries. The English College founded here in 1568 trained priests to return to England. The city's industrial history is tied to coal mining in the surrounding Nord-Pas-de-Calais basin. Hotels in Douai are used for companion meetings. Providers serving the Nord department are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not arrange or provide services. Visitors must be at least 18.
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Belfry bells ring out over Douai from a 15th-century tower that is part of the UNESCO World Heritage group of belfries across northern France and Belgium. The carillon of 62 bells plays melodies several times daily. About 47,000 people live in this Nord department city on the Scarpe river.
The Fetes de Gayant, held each July, parade the five-member Gayant giant family through the streets in a tradition dating to 1530. The procession is inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The Musee de la Chartreuse, in a former Carthusian monastery, holds Flemish, Dutch, and French paintings including works by Veronese and Rubens.
Douai was a major centre of English Catholic exile in the 16th and 17th centuries. The English College founded here in 1568 trained priests to return to England. The city's industrial history is tied to coal mining in the surrounding Nord-Pas-de-Calais basin. Hotels in Douai are used for companion meetings. Providers serving the Nord department are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not arrange or provide services. Visitors must be at least 18.
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