Place des Héros

Beautiful at Christmas. Fantastic decorations and lights and a variety of stalls. Fab atmosphere. Lovely for and evening walk about

Place des Héros offers the perfect blend of culture, history, and everyday French life

A fabulous square, the view from the Belfry is stunning well worth 4€ each

Large square surrounded by beautiful buildings. The town hall is probably the most iconic looking building. They do have exhibitions in the town hall. You will find shops and cafes/restaurants in the square. Arras is a small city but very charming. Great place for a day visit. Lots of paid parking in the area.

We stopped in Arras on our way home, lovely town and well worth a visit.

Heroes Square in Ypres ( Leper in Flemish) Belgium is an historical square with many restaurants food shops and eateries. We arrived there around 2 pm on a Wednesday, and the food market had just finished. Historical city and this square and its buildings were largely destroyed during WW1, so has been rebuilt in its original style.

Beautiful square in the center of Arras. Lots of bars and cafes. Good market held in the square

Good christmas market here

Okay, I'm not actually going to go out and claim that this is where the centre of the action can be found in Arras, but there was certainly more going on here than there was going on in the other town square. In particular there was even a couple of restaurants here that were open, though from the crowds it appeared that these may have been the only restaurants in town. However, what made it stand out was the belfry, that is the tower that stands upon the town hall. What the Grand Place lacked, the Place de Heros certainly makes up for it.