Monuments to visit Nord

Palais Rameau rightly impresses the walker passing by boulevard de la Liberte. It is during a donation to the city of Lille that Charles Rameau request who a monument either built its name. Promise kept by the city, the palace was inaugurated in 1879. Its néo-Moorish façade is considerable including its powerful gate maintained by two square towers. Place of passion and exposure to 19TH < sup > th < /sup > century, prison during the Second World War and even exams room until 1960, this place was reinvented in the course of time. Surrounded by a beautiful little garden, the majestic glass roof ends up convincing visitors the magnificence of the place. This monument is listed Historical monument since 2002. Unfortunately, the art exhibitions and other events are too rare and do not allow this place to be worthy of its prestige. Small anecdote, falls it from the Lille agriculturalist Charles Rameau is equipped with a strawberry plant, dahlia, a map of potatoes, a rose tree and a vineyard to its request. Bref, enchanted palace and filled with stories! An advice: enjoy the next exhibition to discover it interior!

A tower with tower and pivot wheat (the ensemble rotates on a central axis 45 tonnes), the mill of Vertain dates back to 1328 and has been classified as a historic monument. Burned in 1616 by war, it was rebuilt as we can see today. On the third floor, they are two rouets and two pieces of furniture that you discover, not without having climbed a sucker ladder before. Guided by volunteers from the Vertain Mill Association, the visit lasts 20 min at 30 min.