Camping L'Hermitage: Discover Blendecques and Beyond

Trail marking: red-yellow Set off to the heart of the Audomarois, part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park, to meet its people, visit its heritage and observe nature through the department's sensitive natural areas.6 stages through the Audomarois, a land of many riches:Stage 1 (21 km): from Saint-Omer to EperlecquesSightseeing along the way: Saint-Omer, a town steeped in history and home to the marshes, the marshes of Tilques, Serques and Houlle...Stage 2 (22km): from Eperlecques to Tournehem-sur-la-HemEperlecques forest and blokhaus museum, mills...Stage 3 (22km): from Tournehem-sur-la-Hem to LumbresTournehem forest, Acquin-Westbécourt RNN...Stage 4 (20km): Lumbres to WizernesTourist train and the Aa valley, the Poudrerie d'Esquerdes, the Pihem ravine...Stage 5 (23km): from Wizernes to ArquesThe cupola at Helfaut, the RN on the Landes plateau...Stage 6 (18km): from Arques to Saint-OmerThe Cristallerie d'Arques, the forest of Clairmarais, the RNN of pond du Romelaëre...

The Réserve Naturelle Nationale des Étangs du Romelaëre is the natural jewel of the Audomarois marshlands, with over 100 hectares of protected nature in the heart of France's largest cultivated marshland. The Blongios trail starts at the Grange Nature and runs for 2.8 km through the reserve. This wooden pathway on stilts (decking) allows you to explore the marsh in the dry, on foot or in a wheelchair, and discover the local flora and fauna.At the end of the path, the ornithological observatory offers a unique view of the colony of birds nesting nearby. Egrets, ox-guard herons and cormorants are very much in evidence. The reed beds are also home to many species of birds, including blue-throats and phragmites.Spring is the best time to hear them sing and watch them parade atop the reeds.

Trail markings: red-white

Trail markings: Yellow, yellow-red A walk along the water in the heart of the Lys plain, home to the watercress of Aire-sur-la-Lys, a historic town with a rich architectural heritage. As you pass through Wittes, you'll stop off at the Ballastières nature reserve, a vast wetland where many species of birds nest.

Balisage du sentier : Jaune, blanc-rouge, jaune-rouge Cet itinéraire prend tout son sens lorsque vous observez le paysage sur le chemin de Brunehaut. Vous cheminez entre monts (terrils de Fléchinelle, d'Estrée-Blanche, Mont-Pouret…) et campagnes à travers des paysages colorés par les parcelles agricoles cultivées qui côtoient un paysage bocager.

A wonderful place to stay thanks to its numerous facilities. Its rooms are equipped with all mod cons and will delight you with their pleasant and invigorating setting.

Discover one of Lille's highlights on a walking audioguided tour by the belfry of Lille's City Hall, and climb on top of its 104-metre-high tower to enjoy a breathtaking view of Lille! Visit the belfry of Lille's City Hall on this audioguided tour! This visit will grant you the opportunity to find out about this 104-metre-high UNESCO World Heritage Site towering over Lille, whose construction ended in 1931. You will be equipped with a pair of binoculars and an audioguide, and enjoy an ideal viewpoint to look at the city and its surroundings. Choose this guided tour to discover the belfry of Lille's City Hall and tower over the city to enjoy a breathtaking scenic view!

Discover the city of Lille on this bus tour! Relax and explore every single part of the city! EXPLORE THE STREETS OF LILLE BY BUS AND ADMIRE THE CITY'S MONUMENTS! Embark on a 50-minute bus tour of Lille aboard a comfortably open-top bus (in summer)! Audio guides provide informative commentary throughout the tour, in the language of your choice (French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Russian). As you travel, you can enjoy a scenic view of the city's key monuments, from the ancient to the modern neighbourhoods. The itinerary includes the following sites: * Palais Rihour (tourist information office, first and last stop) * Grand Place * Rue Faidherbe * Quartier des Gares * Euralille * Quartier Royal * Lille Old Town * Îlot Comtesse * Porte de Paris * The City Hall belfry * The Saint-Sauveur neighbourhood * Place de la République and the surrounding district (Palais des Beaux-Arts, Préfecture...) Choose the Lille bus tour to discover the city's major landmarks and points of interest, supplemented with audio-guide commentary!

The best of Lille thanks to the City Pass! Enjoy free access to many museums and attractions as well as unlimited transport! Thanks to the Lille Pass, experience all the ferment of the city in one single offer! Find out about all of Lille's secrets! Enjoy free access to 25 museums, sites, and tourist services in the Lille metropolitan area. With the 72-hour pass, you will also have free access to 14 museums, sites and tourist services in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and a free access to the TER regional train network (operated by the SNCF) for 24 consecutive hours. You will have unlimited access to metropolitan Transpole public transport (underground, buses, tram) during the selected period. You will also get preferential prices on shopping and dining venues (you will receive the list in the Lille and Roubaix tourist information offices). Choose the Lille pass for the duration of your choice and make the most of your stay in Lille!

Discover Lille's old town on a 2-hour walking tour. Walk along the streets and squares, and marvel at the beauty of its architecture! SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF LILLE'S OLD TOWN ON THIS GUIDED TOUR! With your guide, discover the old neighbourhoods of the city and feel the charm of this bustling and welcoming city. Lille still features buildings from different influences: the Palais Rihour, the Vieille Bourse, the Rang du Beauregard and the Cathedral. After this tour revealing the city's different architectural styles, your tour will end with a visit to the Hospice Comtesse, an iconic monument combining many accounts of the city's history such as earthenware, sculptures, paintings and furniture. Choose this guided tour of Lille's old town and discover the city's highlights!

Discover Lille on a beer-themed paper chase and walk around its streets looking for clues! FIND OUT ABOUT ALL OF LILLE'S SECRETS ON A FUN BEER TASTING DETECTIVE GAME! The aim of the game is to find the stein of Gambrinus, prince of beer, which was lost somewhere in the city... Start by picking up your road book, then you'll be ready to start searching for the missing chalice! To complete your quest, you will follow a trail around Lille's streets and squares looking for clues to help you solve the enigma. Several key clues can be found in certain of the city's bars. You'll have the pleasure of tasting 4 exceptional beers in 4 of Lille's best bars, chosen specially for the game. Your search will progress thanks to the clues hidden along the way. You'll need to look in all directions, including in natural spots and even in the taste of your beer! Choose this fun, pleasant and delicious tour of Lille! Good luck! Alcohol abuse is bad for your health. Please consume in moderation 

A luxury, modern hotel next to the Grand-Place in Mouscron, the Hôtel Alizé offers 4 types of room, all air-conditioned, with beds 210cm long: standard, executive, jacuzzi suite and honeymoon suite. As well as boasting the “Bikes Welcome” label, this gorgeous hotel also offers plenty of other services: sauna, gym, flat screen TV, tea and coffee making facilities, free WiFi, bathroom with bath or shower, hairdryer. Its location right in the centre of town means that there are plenty of restaurants, bars and shops to explore, plus a Christmas market in December, just 25 metres from the hotel. 100% no-smoking hotel.

Built in 1600, this is really quite a unique edifice in the region. Of Flemish Renaissance style it was a former guardhouse and now houses the Tourist Office. Temporary exhibitions are regularly held on the first floor.

This vast Gothic church was founded by Baudouin le Pieux in 1059. It was badly damaged by fires but was rebuilt during the XV century. A flamboyant edifice of brick and stone it is doted with a superb oak organ chest which dates from 1633 and originates

This castle is an excellent example of XV century architecture including its arrow slits, moats and drawbridge. By visiting the gardens you will have a good idea of how life was in the Middle Ages: medicinal and condiment plants, flower garden, kitchen ga

Located in a meadow, this is the house in which Benoit-Joseph Labre was born on March 26 1748. His life as a prilgrim led him to Rome. He was beatified in 1860 and canonized in 1881.

Since 2008, Bourbourg has been fighting for his Chœur de Lumière. Be amazed by this majestic work that found its place in the choir of Saint Jean Baptiste Church, where Gothic, modern and sacred intertwine. The Choir of Light, one of the major achievements of the English artist Sir Anthony Caro, exudes strength and beauty.

The CIAC is offering this year to discover remarkable pieces by the English sculptor Sir Anthony Caro and his wife, the painter Sheila Girling. The CIAC offers year-round temporary exhibitions, conferences, residencies of artists, but also artistic workshops that resonate with the Choir of Light.

Building named prison in 1550. Façade, roof and dungeons are classified Historical Monuments. Built in yellow brick with windows framed by stone. Above the entrance door is a sundial. Behind its heavy oak door, two isolation rooms are located upstairs decorated with authentic graffiti, mostly dating from the Second World War. Other convicts were locked in dungeons with double doors of the basement. On the ground floor, a Flemish cuisine is restored. Guided tour: Discover the old prison of Bourbourg! An unusual building welcomes you to 29, Place du General de Gaulle: A former communal prison of the sixteenth century, Flemish bricks. This prison is one of the oldest and most curious in the region. Listed as a historical monument since 1972, this unusual site contains innumerable written testimonies of the prisoners who were locked there in the cells and dungeons still intact. We invite you to take a trip back in time and in history, following an original stroll! Duration of the visit: 1h Guided group tour by reservation only Price: 3.50 € / adult and 3.00 € / child Children, aged 5 to 12, can discover Bourbourg prison in a fun way with treasure hunts lasting around 20 minutes. The booklets will be given to the public who will be visiting freely. Warning: closure of the prison at the following dates: 8, 15, 19 and 22 July.

Guided visits to a former coal mine in the company of ex-mineworkers that will help you discover the different coal extraction techniques and hear a working coal extraction machine and slat conveyor belt.

Bours, a village of brick and cob houses, lies at the foot of the Artois hills. The village centre and its hamlets are set in a calm, green environment. This beautiful village owes part of its fame to the 14th-century keep, listed as a Historic Monument and the only one of its kind north of Paris, which stands proudly alongside the town hall, the church with its octagonal bell tower and the square lined with lime trees. Numerous chapels, the grotto of Lourdes and the Calvary bear witness to its lively religious past. Bours also boasts typical farmhouses with square courtyards, bread ovens, chartils and its magnificent Ternésian bocage, a rich testimony to its agricultural vocation. It is crossed by the GR127, has two approved hiking trails and two cycle tourism circuits. Bours is a dynamic village with a rich history, agriculture, businesses and associations: a must-see for walkers.

SAINT-SAUVEUR CHURCH – DESVRES Church not very old, destroyed by the Spanish in 1597. Totally restored from 1875 to 1896. During the restoration, pottery inlays and tiles were set up into the capitals and the current arches as well as paintings, stations of the Cross, altar…

Château du XIXe siècle, au milieu d'un parc fleuri de 3 ha avec des arbres centenaires et pièces d'eau, construit sur les ruines d'un Fort de Vauban, l'hostellerie des 3 Mousquetaires offre le charme authentique des belles demeures françaises. Chaque chambre est décorée dans un style différent. La cuisine, servie dans un cadre raffiné, met en valeur les produits du terroir régional ou français. Personnes(90)

Face à la collégiale de Lillers, Olivier Callieu vous accueille dans une atmosphère chaleureuse et familiale. Grillades et onglet à l'échalote de Busnes font la réputation de ce restaurateur.

Maison construite il y a plus de 2 siècle, était l'ancien presbytère de la commune. Ses vieux murs ont des centaines d'histoires à vous raconter écoutez-les !

Réputé dans la région, le restaurant gastronomique Le Robert II conjugue la tradition culinaire et la cuisine innovante cuisine au source des saveurs. La cave une des plus riches (plus de 55000 bouteilles), vous apportera les plaisirs de la dégustation. Un vrai moment de bonheur !

Closed Saturday lunchtime.

Buffalo Grill - Bruay la BuissièreSpecializing in beef, the Buffalo Grill restaurant Bruay la Buissière welcomes you in a Wild West-style decor.A warm and friendly welcome, a relaxed atmosphere, an attentive service, all combine to ensure you have a good time and a good meal. At noon, in the evening, after the cinema or during the weekend, Buffalo Grill, you are guaranteed to enjoy an excellent piece of meat at the best price or a real good meal affordable for the whole family. Open 7 days a week from 11am to 11pm.

In a warm and country style, the Pataterie open every day.Preferential rates.Friendly and pleasant place.Ideal for families.

La Dolce Vita offers a traditional Italian restaurant and, right beside the city park Bruay-La-Buissiere, the North Gate. You can enjoy your meal in the dining room, the veranda or the terrace in summer. Free private parking is available on site.

Dans un décor rappelant la Boucherie traditionnelle, les amateurs de bonne viande apprécieront l’ambiance conviviale, chaleureuse et dégusteront des produits de qualité à la traçabilité exemplaire. De plus, le service est assuré par les serveurs en tenue de boucher, pratiquant le «louchebem» (langage du boucher).

Il Ristorante invites you to taste a small tour in Italy. In a contemporary and stylish, come and find the flavors of that country. You will be served dishes prepared with top quality products Alps. Authenticity is the key word in that table, which offers in addition to traditional fresh pasta and pizza, antipasti and specialties from different regions of Italy. The wine list allows you to discover good wines of the peninsula. If you want to take home a product that you like, the service deli offers you the opportunity.

Campsite located in Clairmarais in the heart of the forest, 10 minutes from Saint-Omer. Enjoy the pleasures of swimming in the heated indoor pool and the countryside, in the heart of the Audomarois marshes. The campsite offers a wide range of activities: fishing, hiking, canoeing.... Motorhome terminals, mobile home hire, children's playground....there's no shortage of facilities and services at this 4-star campsite.

The cottage has two large bedrooms, a bedroom with 1 large bed for 2 persons, a second room with a large bed for 2 people and 2 single beds, (Cot and highchair available on request), a furnished kitchen with dishwasher, oven, and microwave. Television - DVD player. Washing machine, ironing table and iron. Wi-Fi Pets welcome (with surcharge) In the cottage you will find 2 bedrooms with 1 double bed and 2 bedrooms with 1 single bed, 2 bathrooms. The garden is 3600sqm in size with an ancient orchard. Fireplace, barbecue, sheltered terrace.

Holiday home located in a small rural village of 500 inhabitants. New, pleasant, and strategically located for visits to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Le Touquet, Saint Omer, Calais, Hardelot. The accommodation offers a kitchen, a dining/living room with TV, a bathroom with shower, a toilet. On the first floor you will find a mezzanine with a click-clack sofa for 2 persons, a room with a double bed and a room with 3 single beds. Terrace equipped with a barbecue, garden, parking possible in the courtyard.

Holiday home opened in 2014 after the complete restoration by the owner who live in the adjoining house (Old 19th century barn) The cottage is decorated in a vintage style with modern comfort for all seasons. Motorcycling is the passion of the whole family; they welcome the bikes of travellers in a closed garage. House with a habitable area of 50sqm with a fenced garden and parking.

Holiday home outside the village, in a quiet area ideal for walks. Property suitable for 6 persons. The house has a garden with terrace, barbecue, and garden furniture. On the ground floor you will find a living space with kitchen, dining room and living room with stove, a bedroom with 1 double bed, a bathroom, and toilets. On the first floor you will find two bedrooms with 1 double bed each.

You will sleep in a barrel that is right next to the chalet where the jacuzzi is. You can rent the set for 1 night or 2as a romantic getaway. Accommodation forming part of a set of 5 cottages and 1 bed and breakfast located in a horse farm.

This pleasant holiday home completely renovated and with a beautiful garden is an ideal starting point for visiting Boulogne-sur-Mer and the region. This holiday home, suitable for 6 persons has a fully equipped kitchen, a living room with television, 3 bedrooms: 2 bedrooms with 1 double bed and 1 bedroom with 2 single beds.

Holiday home suitable for 4 persons in the center of the village with a beautiful forest view. The municipality of Saint-Martin-Choquel is part of the “Caps et Marais d'Opale” Regional Nature Park. The village is just 28 km from the Opal coast and the seaside town of Wimereux. Be seduced by the many walking, cycling or horse-riding opportunities nearby... 80sqm Independent house with a communal fenced garden and terrace. Garden furniture and barbecue available. On the ground floor you will find a living/dining room, a kitchen with dishwasher and a combined freezer/fridge. Living room with fireplace and flat screen TV. A bedroom with 1 double bed, a bathroom with a double sink and shower, separate toilet. On the first floor you will find a room with 2 single beds and a mezzanine. Parking on site.

Welcome to “Le Domaine des Biches”. Ideally located in the heart of the Opal Coast, Le Domaine des Biches welcomes you all year round, for a relaxing break, a breath of fresh air, in the middle of nature. Only 1h away from Lille and Belgium, a little more than 2h from Paris, come and enjoy a region rich in discovery. This 2 bedrooms Cottage of 80sqm offers a living/dining room, an equipped kitchen (oven, induction hob, refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, coffee maker, kettle and toaster). The bedrooms are located on the 1st floor with a security f security barrier for the stairs. The first room consists of a double bed 160x200 and the second of 2 single beds 80x200. The bathroom is equipped with a walk-in shower and a sink. The toilets are separate. Private access to the spa with sauna and jacuzzi.

Passionate about ecology, Philippe and Béatrice decided to grow an old barn in an ecological lodge. After 4 years of work, they would like to welcome you in their little paradise in the heart of the Regional Park "Caps et Marais d'Opale". A spacious cottage with all the comfort in harmony with nature. Renovated old building equipped with a micro-sewage treatment plant and a mass heater. On the ground floor you will find a living room, an open kitchen (dishwasher, oven, microwave, fridge-freezer, 2 electric plates and gas stove 4 fires), a bedroom with a double bed, a bathroom (Italian shower), and a separate toilet. The House is accessible to people with reduced mobility. On the first floor you will find a bedroom with 4 modular single beds, a bathroom with shower and toilet. Sheets and towels provided free of charge. Don't forget to visit their permaculture vegetable garden.