Monuments, museums and history
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Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
Major science museum, with interactive exhibitions and La Géode. Opened in 1986 in the Parc de la Villette in Paris, the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie occupies the rehabilitated structure of the former abattoirs, transformed by the architect Adrien…
Claude Monet’s Gardens
The house and gardens at Giverny inspired Claude Monet’s Water Lilies. The Impressionist painter settled here in 1883 and lived here until his death in 1926. Owned by the Académie des beaux-arts, the site holds the « Jardin remarquable »…
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
A restored medieval fortress overlooking the Alsace plain, the Haut-Kœnigsbourg stands at an altitude of 757 metres in the Vosges mountains, in the commune of Orschwiller. A 12th-century fortified castle, extensively remodelled in the 15th century, it was in ruins…
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
One of the largest museums in France, the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille is also the largest fine arts museum outside Paris in terms of the number of works on display. Founded in 1792 and opened to the public in…
Mémorial de Verdun
A museum retracing the 1916 Battle of Verdun, on the very site of the fighting. The Memorial stands in Fleury-devant-Douaumont, one of the villages destroyed during the First World War. Created in 1967 on the initiative of the National Committee…
La Coupole
A former bunker built to launch V2 rockets, La Coupole is now a museum devoted to the Occupation and space exploration. Built by Nazi Germany in 1943 and 1944 in a former chalk quarry near Saint-Omer, the complex never came…
Cathédrale de Reims
The coronation cathedral of the kings of France, a jewel of Gothic art. From the 11th century onwards, Reims’ Cathédrale Notre-Dame hosted almost all the coronations of the kings of France. Its construction began in the early 13th century and…
Cité Nature
An educational centre dedicated to food and the environment. Opened in 2005 at the northern entrance to Arras, this science museum focuses in particular on the secrets of food, science and nature. Housed in a converted former industrial site, it…
Palais du Tau
Temporarily closed: the palace is closed for renovation work; reopening announced for 2027. A former bishop’s palace where kings stayed for their coronation, now housing the cathedral’s treasury and statuary. Next to Notre-Dame Cathedral in Reims, it takes its name…
Carrière Wellington
Underground quarries that sheltered soldiers before the Battle of Arras (1917). Worked from the Middle Ages to the 18th century to build the town, these chalk quarries were fitted out by New Zealand tunnellers of the British Army. On 9…
Musée Lalique
Temporarily closed: the museum is currently closed; reopening announced for 28 November 2026. Museum devoted to the work of René Lalique and the art of glass and crystal. Opened in July 2011 in Wingen-sur-Moder, in the Bas-Rhin department, it is…
Centre Pompidou-Metz
Offshoot of the Centre Pompidou with iconic architecture. Opened in 2010 in Metz, between the Parc de la Seille and the railway station, the Centre Pompidou-Metz was the first decentralisation of a national public cultural institution, in this case the…
Historial de la Grande Guerre
A museum retracing the First World War through three of its belligerents: France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Opened in 1992 in Péronne, at the heart of the Somme battlefields, the Historial is both a museum, with the « Musée…
Amiens Cathedral and Belfry
The largest Gothic cathedral in France, brought to colour by a light show. Begun in the 13th century, Notre-Dame d’Amiens is the largest cathedral in France by interior volume, at around 200,000 m³. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage…
Cité de la dentelle et de la mode
A museum devoted to machine-made lace and fashion, housed in a former factory. Opened in 2009 in Calais, the Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode occupies the Boulart factory, a lace mill founded in the 1870s and…
Château de Chantilly
A château housing the Musée Condé, one of the most important collections of old master paintings in France. The present château was rebuilt in the 19th century for Henri d’Orléans, Duke of Aumale, who installed his collections there before bequeathing…
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