Valenciennes Car Rental

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The city of Valenciennes offers visitors a multitude of tourist activities. A heritage rich in history, monuments and artistic expressions awaits tourists worldwide. Rent your car on GoCarRental.com to make the most of your holiday! French Commune, Valenciennes is in the French county of Hainaut, at the confluence of Rhônelle and Scheldt. It is the sub-prefecture of the Northern Department. The various artistic and architectural influences of Valenciennes are reflected through its wonderful buildings, bearing witness of its medieval past. The thirteenth-century timber-framed houses (Scaldiennes houses) are some of the tourist attractions in the Capital of Culture 2007.

Things to do in Valenciennes

The heart of Valenciennes has suffered significant damage during the Second World War, but the city was later rebuilt in the 1950s and 1960. Some traces of the city before the fire still remain, for the delight of history and relics lovers. Among the main tourist attractions there’s the park of Saint-Gery church, which houses a fountain and the statue of Antoine Watteau. City of Arts, Valenciennes has an important cultural heritage, including the National Scene Phoenix, many libraries, The St. Nicolas Auditorium and the Museum of Fine Arts, which exhibits a large collection of Flemish paintings. The religious heritage of this town consists of a few buildings such as the Belfry Saint-Gery Church, the Basilica of Our Lady of Saint-Cordon, Carmel chapel in Saint-Saulve or the Holy Church of Watson in Condé-sur -l'Escaut. A religious tourism in this country will be rich in cultural and spiritual discoveries.

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  The Vert Gazon

  
  


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  The Hermitage Castle

  
  


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  The Museum of Fine Arts

  
  

Drive Around Valenciennes

Nature lovers will enjoy themselves in parks and natural sites of Valenciennes. The Rhônelle park was designed by the architect Henri Martinet, showing the influence of the typical English garden. It offers visitors a veritable outdoor museum thanks to the many works of art in it. If you want to see all this, all you need to do is go on GoCarRental.com and book the car that will take you over here.