Lens: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture

In Lens, the Galerie du temps at the Louvre-Lens takes visitors through more than 250 masterpieces from the Louvre, complemented by loans from national collections and contemporary perspectives. The free chronological tour takes place in a single open space covering 3,000 m².

The Pavillon de verre is a space for temporary exhibitions and expands the exploration of the Louvre’s collections through thematic approaches.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Lens can consider the town as a specific travel destination.

Nature

The Parc du Louvre-Lens covers a 20-hectare site designed by landscape architect Catherine Mosbach in close collaboration with SANAA. The park is both a central access point to the museum and intended as a shared place for residents and tourists to spend time.

The route through the Parc des Berges de la Souchez runs for 15 km from Lens to 9-9bis and can be used on foot, for running, Nordic walking, or by bicycle.

Cityscape and History

Place Jean-Jaurès forms the historic center of Lens; it is dominated by the Church of Saint-Léger and is also the town hall square. Regionalist, neoclassical, and Art Deco façades can be found there. The church is the only building that was rebuilt true to the original.

The Art Deco route through Lens city center can be explored with a guide, using the free Guidigo smartphone app, or with an accompanying booklet. During a guided tour, the history of Lens’s reconstruction after the First World War is explained using the city center’s Art Deco façades.

Surroundings

The Artothèque d'Hénin-Beaumont, a museum, is located near Lens. Brayelle Abbey, a historic site, is situated in the immediate vicinity of Lens. In the wider regional area around Lens are the Abbaye Saint-Vaast d'Arras, a historic site, and the Abbaye des Prés de Douai, also a historic site.

More destination pages: Ouve-Wirquin, Blingel, Verchocq, Arques, Guînes, Gosnay, Bécourt, Equihen-Plage.

To the higher-level travel overview: Pas-De-Calais.