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Top 9 Things to do in Lens, France
Discover the best top things to do in Lens, France including Les Terrils Jumeaux du 11/19, Louvre-Lens, Stade Bollaert Delelis, Office de Tourisme et du Patrimoine de Lens-Lievin, Cubana bar, Eglise Saint-Leger de Lens, Footabul, Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Lens-Sallaumines, Les Loupiots.
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1. Les Terrils Jumeaux du 11/19
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 159 reviews
Reviewed By Peter D - Belgium
The self guided tour starts at the parking of the site in the Leon Blum street, follows the pedestrian bridge over the highway and ends after a slow climb with a 360° view. Just a nice walk, the pollution over Lens takes away part of the fun. Less than 2 hours to and from the top of the cone.
2. Louvre-Lens
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By ernestBT48 - Stroke City NI
Paid a visit one afternoon to Louvre-Lens, an initiative of arts displaced from Paris to this once-dying city. Lens was once a thriving mining town which went through rough times I read, since unemployment rose and the mines had closed.
This is an outstanding example of how city government can change the fortunes of a threatened place. This museum has become a popular spot to visit when in northern France.
The building is stunning, set on 20 acres of old mining ground. The spaces within are light-filled and generous: there is a tremendous calm as you wander about.
2 exhibits are on display at any time, I understand. The more ancient works (Egyptology, Phoenician art, Mesopotamian art) - all tremendous,but no classical paintings to see. The permanent exhibit is free and the temporary exhibit was reasonably priced (music thru the ages - well-curated, but not my cup of tea).
There is a lovely library space within where young students were working away and a pleasant bright cafe for a quick lunch/coffee.
All-in-all a fantastic place to visit - the architectural merit of the Louvre-Lens alone is reason enough to deviate off the highway and stop in!
3. Stade Bollaert Delelis
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By CPaM68 - Houston, Texas
We rode the train in from Paris (1 1/2 hour trip) to attend the Albania vs Switzerland match in the group stages of Euro 2016. Although not a fan of either team (Switzerland won 1-0), this was one of four sets of tickets we acquired to games in and around Paris from the initial lottery. The stadium is close to the city center and train station, so walking to the stadium was very easy. Even though we had a Category 2 ticket in the corner, our seats had good views of the match which we throughly enjoyed.
The stadium is the main football (soccer) stadium in Lens, France, and is the home of RC Lens. It was built in 1933 with a capacity of 41,229 – about 4,000 more than the city's population. I assumed safety and security would be very tight, but in fact it was rather lax. We are generally searched more throughly when we attend the local MLS games in Houston. An Albanian fan sitting below us threw a plastic bottle onto the field under the nose of the ring of security guards around the field who should have seen him do it. Even if they didn’t, since we were sitting in a mixed fan area, numerous Switzerland fans pointed him out. When security finally came into the stands, he was not arrested or thrown out. It was very difficult getting out of the stadium area after the game since they did not open up any extra exits. People had to funnel back out through the security checkpoints where we entered only now 40,000 fans were trying to get through them at the same time. Toilet facilities were adequate, but there should have been more food and drink stands.
4. Office de Tourisme et du Patrimoine de Lens-Lievin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
The tourist office of lens-lievin is open from mondays to saturdays from 09:15 am to 06:00 pm. You will find information about our heritage (first world war sites, mining sites, art deco architecture), cultural sites such as the museum of louvre-lens and also natural sites. We can also help you finding a restaurant or an accomodation and we organize guided tours to discover the area.
Reviewed By Annelacey - Maidenhead, Berks
Your tourist map covers area around lievinvery well. I was easily able to drive to the riaumont area and also to find the exact area my grandfather was in ww1, by comparing it with his battalion's trench maps. Merci!
5. Cubana bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 24 reviews
The Cubana bar, perfect if you need to chill in a latin atmosphere ! Situated in the center of town, 13 rue de la Paix, we are surrounded by many Boutiques and Bed & Breakfasts. FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE BAR : Our team has one single watchword, welcome you with a smile through the many themed evening we have to offer, we have dance lessons on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (Bachata, Kizomba, Rueda de Casino, Salsa). Thursdays : Happy Hour from 8 to 10 pm. 20% off all the drinks you have ! Weekends are made to party ! DJ on Friday and Saturday ... OUR FINE DRINKS SELECTION : We have a large selection of cocktails, small, large ... come and enjoy our special Louvre Lens drinks. Shots ? Beers ? Wine ? Rose ? White ? hmmm so many cheeky little treats to come and discover in our bar. Hurry Up ! We are waiting for you :) Our team has an English Spealer, born and raised and Kent, she will be more than happy to have nice chat with you...
Reviewed By Chrisglobetrotter - Lens, France
Une adresse incontournable, etablissement jeune, avec une ambiance exotique qui vous y attend, on y retrouve une bonne partie du petit monde Lensois a venir deguster un super cockail entre amis, en famille ou en couple. recommandé.
6. Eglise Saint-Leger de Lens
Overall Ratings
4 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By AirRaidPatrol - Tonbridge, England, United Kingdom
A lovely old church in the centre of Lens, I only saw it from the outside. Set in the town square with lots of shops, cafes and restaurants all around. This was the site of the Euro 2016 Fan Zone for Lens.
7. Footabul
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By sunny-singh - London
Having been brought up watching Arsenal this stadium very much reminded me of our old ground Highbury with its four individual stands. Stadium was close to the pitch and had all amenities you expect in a football ground. We watched the Croatia v Portugal game in the Euros here. There was a free park and ride service provided as well which was a nice touch.
8. Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Lens-Sallaumines
Overall Ratings
4 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By dianne m - Manchester
Situated at the back of the town cemetery and walking distance from Lens station. There are some British graves near the German cemetery gate also some civilian war graves. The cemetery is quite big, it also houses the grave of Paul Mauk, tomb 11/268, who at 14 was the youngest soldier to die in the war.
9. Les Loupiots
Overall Ratings
3 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By yvain2000
J'y suis allé en famille.
Tout d'abord, les enfants se sont bien amusés, ce qui est le principal.
Toutefois, il y a beaucoup trop de monde et le bruit est assourdissant.
De plus, les tables sont collées les unes aux autres, il manque donc clairement de place.
Mais encore, il fait beaucoup trop chaud à l'intérieur, la clim fonctionne-t-elle ? y en a-t-il une d'ailleurs ?
Mais encore, les prix sont très chers (entrée, boissons, friandises) et il est interdit d'amener ses boissons ou ses biscuits, ce qui fait des loupiots une activité à budgéter, sachant qu'à ce prix là on a beaucoup mieux sans trop chercher.
Enfin, le prix est sensé inclure les activités extérieures, mais aucune attraction n'était ouverte dehors. Certes le temps était incertain, mais il y avait quand même de belles accalmies. Il faudrait dans ce cas faire un tarif réduit quand toutes les attractions ne sont pas accessibles.
P.S. C'est très agaçant d'entendre toutes les dix minutes une personne gueuler au micro qu'il est interdit pour les enfants de plus de 5 ans d'aller dans les jeux de bébés. On n'est pas sourd, mais je pense qu'on peut le devenir si on reste dans cet endroit trop longtemps.
Pour résumer, c'est une entreprise à business, qui n'a pas d'autre but que de faire du business et qui ne pense donc pas au confort des clients.
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