Nord-Pas de Calais is a former French administrative region, bordered by the Belgian border, the English Channel and the North Sea... and to the south by Picardy. At the very top of the French map, and paradoxically very low by the legendary altitude of this dish country as the Great Jacques Brel sang so well.
Nord-Pas de Calais enjoys a large number of clichés which are in fact its real assets: yes, its carnivals are exuberant and its skies often rainy, its friendliness is spontaneous, its industries are at half mast, its beaches are endless and its French-fry huts are in the shade of the belfries.
Nord-Pas de Calais is nonetheless a dynamic and enthusiastic territory, which has entered the 21st century particularly well. The cities smoked by coal and the smoke of the textile industries have taken a magnificent revenge on History, by an intelligent and enlightened reconversion: the streets of Vieux-Lille are dazzling and chic, the old factories of Roubaix or Tourcoing are places of innovation and culture. And from the Flemish country to Hainaut via the Cambrésis, there is no shortage of pleasures to satisfy your appetite for culture, gastronomy or discoveries in the open air.
From 03/12/2020 to 04/12/2020 : The 11th edition of the "24 Hours for Employment and Training" is back in Dunkirk on Thursday 12 March 2020 at the CCI Littoral de Dunkerque! ...
From 03/25/2020 to 07/13/2020 :
Many spectators are waiting for the 45th edition of the Enduropale du Touquet Pas-de-Calais, one of the biggest sand motorcycle racing events in the world! Several hours of races are scheduled, during which the participants should be well attached to their handlebars, since the 13 km course is exclusively on the beach, with obstacles, bumps and siphons. 5 events are scheduled during the 3 days of competition: the Enduropale du Touquet ...
The Louvre-Lens museum offers a unique moment of contemplation of masterpieces of modern painting inspired by black as a source of sensuality and poetry. The exhibition Soleils Noirs brings together nearly 180 works, at the crossroads of periods and disciplines, including paintings, elements from the world of fashion, decorative arts, installations and projections that raise questions about the presence of black in art. Is it an absence of ...
Extravagant, exuberant costumes, gigantic parade floats, colourful parades, breathtaking shows: the carnival season is coming and is the promise to liven up cities all over the world! In the sun or under the snow, the beliefs and traditions of each country are manifested for a few days or even several months. Some even prepare the event all year round to make it the festive and cultural moment of the year! Atypical and festive universe, no ...
A wind of madness swirls around Mardi Gras announcing, with the bugle of the brass bands, the carnival season. Millennia old, the tradition hasn't aged a day. On the contrary, it allows you to fall back into childhood every year, accompanied by all the joyful drills of France and Navarre. Masks, float parades, musical parades, balls, bugles and confetti: a miracle recipe to break the monotony of everyday life since the only rule of ...
