touristic guide North-pas-de-Calais

Built inside an authentic 19th Century lace-making factory, the International Centre of Lace-making and Fashion is much more than a mere museum. An outstanding complex, cultural, artistic and scientific crossroads, where centuries old crafts like the fabulous Calais lace are created before your v...

The history of paper takes you across time and continents. In the workshop where the paper is made you will feel the paddle wheel in motion and be able to make your own sheet of paper. The shop sells a variety of handmade items. You can also stroll along the river on a purpose-built path around ...

A pretty setting, 800m from the beach, come stay as a family or a group... Restaurant seats 500, with menus from 18€ all included. Tours, meals, themed days, seminars. 5 minutes from exit 25 on autoroute A16. Coach parking. Ask for brochure.

Between Lille and Valenciennes, the Porte du Hainaut is the gateway to a land of character and well-being: hiking trails, fitness at Saint-Amand-les-Eaux thermals, museums and remarkable construction and mining heritage; friendly local gastronomy and numerous festivities. A la carte tourist packa...

Unique in France, this boat lift was constructed in 1887 to replace the ladder of 5 locks and was working until 1967. Discover the history of the site, a video of the times, the life of boatmen, the repairs workshop. Also pass through a lock in a covered boat and visit the audomarois pond. Contac...

Installed in a former lace factory (1898), the museum has been able to preserve the atmosphere of a real 19th century functioning lace workshop, allowing you to appreciate the alchemy between craftmanship and technique. Created for the most prestigious Houses of Haute Couture, Yves Saint-Laurent...

Opened in 1980, the eco-museum of Avesnois is a network of 4 themed museums installed in typically styled local places in the south of the North. Textile demonstrations, glass blowing, wood turning, hedgerow foraging and traditional games, sampling local produce.. with it's 4 'living' museums in ...