Top Things to do in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Top Hotels in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- 1. Carlton Hotel
- 2. Best Western Premier Why Hotel
- 3. Boa Hotel BW Signature Collection
- 4. OKKO Hotels Lille Centre
- 5. Ibis Budget Berck sur Mer
- 6. Hotel l'Escale
- 7. Hotel L'Arbre Voyageur, BW Premier Collection
- 8. Royal Hainaut Spa & Resort Hotel
- 9. The Originals Berck-sur-Mer Neptune
- 10. Grand Hotel Bellevue
The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Discover the best top things to do in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France including Ecole-Musee, LaM Lille Metropole Musee d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut., Blockhaus d'Eperlecques, La Cite De La Dentelle Et De La Mode De Calais, Mareis, Musee Portuaire, Musee La Piscine, Tour de L'horloge, Musee de la Poupee et du Jouet ancien, Musee Departemental de Flandre.
Restaurants in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
1. Ecole-Musee
2. LaM Lille Metropole Musee d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut.
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 680 reviews
Set in a remarkable sculpture park, the LaM has established a unique itinerary for visitors, highlighting the intersection between modern art, contemporary art and art brut. With over 7,000 works, the museum provides a striking overview of the art of the 20th and 21st centuries. By encouraging new ways of interacting and thinking about art, whether through its permanent collection, temporary exhibitions or cultural programme, the museum is focused on sparking your sense of curiosity, and leaves you feeling inspired and moved. Inaugurated in 1983 to house the modern art donation bequeathed by Geneviève and Jean Masurel, the LaM has since emerged as a leading museum on the world stage. Boasting an ambitious programme, it encourages encounters between artists who not only bear witness to their time, but weave a deeply personal perspective into their work.
Reviewed By 182tara04 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The museum was closed but I took the opportunity to visit the park. I was alone and had a wonderful time 10 beautiful statues, sculptures disseminated in a vast park Take the metro line 1, stop at petit bois then take the bus line 6 and stop at LaM. Bus every 10 mn. I bought my return ticket at the metro station in Lille
3. Blockhaus d'Eperlecques
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 625 reviews
The BLOCKHAUS d’EPERLECQUES is the world's biggest bunker built just across the Channel. Come discover, explore and visit this secret project, its amazing hidden forest location, V1&V2 rocket launch pads and factory-bunker A very interesting and moving experience! Fantastic site well worth the visit.
Reviewed By Cymru63 - London, United Kingdom
This was a facinating place to visit. The ingenuity and engineering is amazing although the forced labour and purpose are sobering. The sheer scale of the bunker, and the 'tortoise' method of construction was very interesting. The site has various points where you can hear details of the site and its construction and purpose, but they are language specific. If you arrive just behind a different nationality you have to wait for the tape to run to the end before hearing the presentation in your chosen language. There was a German couple ahead of us and hearing the German language being broadcast across the site was quite evocative. It would speed up the tour a bit, and have the capacity for more commentary points if there was a personal headset in each language as at other places of interest. Just an idea. Thoroughly recommended though, and evidence of the scale of the Nazi war machine, if a little chilling.
4. La Cite De La Dentelle Et De La Mode De Calais
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 348 reviews
Established in Calais, inside an authentic nineteenth century lace factory, the Museum of Lace and Fashion is a specialist museum for the famous lace woven on looms. A museum of both fashion and industry, its vast galleries present the techniques, the lingerie and haute couture associated with this prestigious textile, as well as its most contemporary aspects. The high point of a visit to this important museum is to discover the lace weaving looms in operation, those monumental cast iron machines that produce this exceptional fabric.
Reviewed By FrancesS527 - Ashford, United Kingdom
The history of lace making from Tudor to the present day kicks off a series of excellently presented rooms, with some interactive bits, culminating in the spectacular machine room with working demo of a real engineering marvel making a great swathe of curtain lace. The way lace was used in clothes from the adorable (baby bonnets) to the bizarre (take my word for it & go see) developed as machines replaced handwork & modern designers and artists found new ways to exploit the lace technology. The in-depth explanation of this technology & the range of skills needed was mind-boggling. My top pick - the life of Joan of Arc woven in Nottingham for a Paris exhibition. Current "special" section is a load of amazing couture, not all lace to be sure, by Belgian Olivier Theyskens - some pieces more wearable than others... A good deal of the labelling is bilingual, nice loos, park the other side of the river & enjoy a fine view of Calais cathedral from the high bridge.
5. Mareis
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 508 reviews
Maréis invites you to discover the work of a fisherman in Etaples which is well-known in France for its quality and savoir-faire. And so are the different species from the Channel and the North Sea. Thanks to a surprising and entertaining visit, your guide will bring you from the dockyard to the open sea. You will discover the different fishing techniques, and you will learn everything about life on a trawler where fishermen work day and night to bring fresh fish. Before you turn into a good fisherman, you will receive skills on how to navigate and how to make a knot such a genuine fisherman. The seaside won’t have any secrets to you anymore : thanks to an underwater camera you will watch a seabed. That will bring you a lot of surprises!
6. Musee Portuaire
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 341 reviews
1 MUSEUM, 3 SHIPS, 1 LIGHTHOUSE With 1,600 square meters (over 17,000 square feet) of exhibitions, 4 centuries of history, 500 works (models, videos, paintings, …) and 5 locations to visit (the Museum, 3 ships and the Risban lighthouse), we offer many ways to embark on a maritime adventure!
Reviewed By Gio4533 - Milan, Italy
Very nice and entertaining museums, with a lot of nice explanations! Very good activity to do in Dunquerke
7. Musee La Piscine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,625 reviews
Reviewed By editorgoodlifefrance - Kent, United Kingdom
La Piscine was the municipal swimming pool for the city, built in 1932. It operated into the 1990s when the city really needed a new, modern pool and rather than let this incredible art deco wonder go to rot, it was turned into a museum. The architect also transformed the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, a former train station. It is sensational, retaining the pool, changing rooms, the mosaic art deco glories and filling the museum with wonderful artworks, Picasso, Claudel & so many more The Henri Bouchard atelier is breath-taking, filled with his sculptures. It really looks as if the great artist just popped out and is coming back any time. Next door, a room encourages visitors to touch art, feel it as a sculptor would, the lines and flaws, the coldness of marble or bronze. And don't forget to enjoy lunch in the lovely restaurant and a famous waffle! It's seriously one of the best museums I've ever been to.
8. Tour de L'horloge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 67 reviews
9. Musee de la Poupee et du Jouet ancien
10. Musee Departemental de Flandre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 173 reviews
Reviewed By Ruchelleondgo - Lille, France
Such a well kept museum depicting the history of Flanders when the region was part of the Spanish empire. Lovely gardens to see views of Flanders if sunny. We experienced a architecture exposition of art when we visited which was wonderfully put
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