Two grand squares define Arras: the Grande Place and the smaller Place des Heros, both lined with Flemish baroque gabled facades rebuilt after the First World War. The belfry, a UNESCO World Heritage site, rises above the Place des Heros and offers views across the Artois plain. About 47,000 people live in this Pas-de-Calais capital.
Beneath the city, a network of medieval chalk quarries known as les boves served as shelters during both world wars. The Wellington Quarry, a tunnel complex where New Zealand and other Commonwealth troops sheltered before the 1917 Battle of Arras, is now a memorial museum.
The Musee des Beaux-Arts, housed in the former Abbey of Saint-Vaast, holds medieval sculpture and Flemish and Dutch paintings. Maximilien Robespierre was born in Arras in 1758 and practised law here before the Revolution. The Vauban-designed citadel, still partly in military use, is another UNESCO component.
The TGV connects Arras to Paris in about fifty minutes. Hotels in Arras are used for companion meetings. Providers serving Pas-de-Calais are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not arrange or provide services. Visitors must be at least 18.
Two grand squares define Arras: the Grande Place and the smaller Place des Heros, both lined with Flemish baroque gabled facades rebuilt after the First World War. The belfry, a UNESCO World Heritage site, rises above the Place des Heros and offers views across the Artois plain. About 47,000 people live in this Pas-de-Calais capital.
Beneath the city, a network of medieval chalk quarries known as les boves served as shelters during both world wars. The Wellington Quarry, a tunnel complex where New Zealand and other Commonwealth troops sheltered before the 1917 Battle of Arras, is now a memorial museum.
The Musee des Beaux-Arts, housed in the former Abbey of Saint-Vaast, holds medieval sculpture and Flemish and Dutch paintings. Maximilien Robespierre was born in Arras in 1758 and practised law here before the Revolution. The Vauban-designed citadel, still partly in military use, is another UNESCO component.
The TGV connects Arras to Paris in about fifty minutes. Hotels in Arras are used for companion meetings. Providers serving Pas-de-Calais are listed in our directory. Escortservice.com does not arrange or provide services. Visitors must be at least 18.
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