Direct train destinations from Douai

Paris

Follow the Seine for a while, then take a breather among the paths and chairs of the Jardin des Tuileries.

Lyon

Wander through the traboules of Vieux Lyon, narrow passages tucked between Renaissance houses.

Bordeaux

At Place de la Bourse, façades shimmer in the shallow water of the Miroir d’eau.

Marseille

Fishing boats bob in the Old Port, while Le Panier’s narrow streets invite a stroll.

Rouen

Pause beneath the Gros-Horloge, then wander the timbered lanes around the old market square.

Angers

Behind the ramparts of Château d’Angers hangs the 103-metre Apocalypse Tapestry.

Avignon

Lille

Wander past Flemish gables in Vieux-Lille to the Vieille Bourse on the Grand’Place.