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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Douai

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Douai, France

Updated July 26, 2021

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Les Fêtes de Gayant

Douai, France

Les Fêtes de Gayant

This traditional festival celebrates a family of wooden giants that have survived Nazis, wars, and religion.
Jardin de la Fonderie

Douai, France

Jardin Public de la Fonderie

This former cannon foundry and castle for the Counts of Flanders is now a public garden.
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The Canadian National Vimy Ridge Memorial.

Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.
13 miles from Douai
Tunnels under Arras, France

Arras, France

Carriere Wellington Tunnels

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.
14 miles from Douai
The church ruins serve as a symbolic reminder about the casualties of war.

Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France

Ruined Church of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.
15 miles from Douai
View of the museum ground floor with mammoth skeleton in the foreground.

Lille, France

Lille Natural History Museum

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.
17 miles from Douai
The Porte de Paris.

Lille, France

Porte de Paris

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
18 miles from Douai
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