Things to see and do Nord-Pas-de-Calais

It is a 3 km circuit in the city centre from the station to the Mines Offices. The nose in the air, let us tell you the fantastic evolution of this city in historical and architectural terms. The facades will be a pretext for a presentation of the various architectural movements since the reconstruction in the s until today. The visit shows the overlapping of different styles - Flemish, Art Deco… The circuit also makes a beautiful share of the men who did Lens.

The place is ideal: Fort Risban is originally a fortified island erected to lock the port of Calais and to prevent any attack from the enemy. It was taken over by the English in the 14th century who built the Lancaster tower still visible today in the munitions ware house. Then the French won against the Spanish here in the 16th century and the Germans made this place a link of the Atlantic wall during the Second World War. The walls of the fort have recently been renovated and are an outpost of the history of the engagements and invasions that shook the city.

In the heart of the regional nature park of the Avesnois and on the edge of a lake of 180 hectares, come and relax and enjoy the charms of nature. The park of Val Joly was created on this artificial lake, which saw the disappearance of some villages during the construction of the dam, but became a base that drains tourists from the whole region and constitutes an extraordinary recreation base for the youngest. On site you will discover a varied offer of accommodation and a range of indoor and outdoor activities concocted for the whole family: the aquarium and its centre of environmental initiation, adventure trails, sailing, horse riding… not forgetting the water centre where you will enjoy the slide, steam bath and outdoor basins. You will only have the embarrassment of choosing a unique stay and discovering a plethora of shops and restaurants. Other assets, the resort has a conference and entertainment centre. But of course you don't have to do the archi-consumer and you can also just enjoy this beautiful nature!

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!

La Chaîne des Heaps proposes to discover, with a guide, this site rooted between past and future through various activities: heaps tours, thematic outputs - discovery of wildlife and flora - sartharion outings on dumps, bus tours to the discovery of built heritage, educational activities with schools, hiking, mountain biking, mountain biking, etc…. Chain of Heaps, centre for Environmental training and information, owns l approval of the DRTEFP (Regional Directorate of Labour and Vocational training) and offers training courses for students, employees of the public or private, for job seekers, persons in professional insertion and even for the general public…. They offer everyone the opportunity to acquire skills in the field of environmental education, or the management and protection of natural spaces.

Vivalangues, to live the languages is an association of law 1901 created in 1972 by teachers eager to make the English language to students in college and high school. Over the years, tourism professionals have joined the staff and other destinations in Europe and the United States have come to complement the range.

The Vivalangues team, to live the languages, has a network of reliable and dedicated local correspondents and correspondents to ensure quality service. From the project to the study of the estimate and to the realization, everything is done to ensure that your child's language stay or the educational school trip of your class is a privileged moment.

Destinations covered: Germany, Austria, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Malta.

To create Victor Hugo square, the Crinchon is hijacked. Along this new stream will soon be the Verdun course which becomes the market for horses in the th century.

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.