3 Best Places To Visit in Lille

“Zoo de Lille has 350 animals of 110 different species in 3.5 hectares. The zoo is located in a 3-hectare lush green area. Zoo de Lille is one of the leading tourist sites, welcoming nearly one million visitors per year. The 6 thematic zones of the zoo are Around the World, African Lands, Exotic Travel, Island Hopping, South American Excursion, and the Tropics. Zoo de Lille has birds, mammals, and reptiles in themed areas. The zoo is maintained by the municipal garden service, and it accommodates exotic animals abandoned by their owners. Zoo de Lille is a family-friendly destination that provides accessibility features such as a wheelchair-accessible entrance and toilet, ensuring a comfortable experience for all visitors, including children.”

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“Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille has masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the 20th century that illustrate significant historical trends. The museum has more paintings than are displayed in the painting department. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille has an extensive collection of Egyptian objects with Egyptian and Greek coins on display. The exhibition rooms 1 to 8 are dedicated to the temporary exhibits. The seven departments of the collection are divided into antiquities, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, plans, drawings, and mathematics. There are many sitting areas where you can focus on the surrounding art pieces.”

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“Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille has a collection of 210,000 specimens, including 3,539 birds, on display. The museum is a natural history museum that opened in 1816. The geological collection has around 200,000 samples. More than 15,000 samples, including 5,360 exceptional ancient objects, are present in the ethnographic collections. Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille also has a science and technology collection with 40,000 samples and 20,000 works. There are also a few dioramas with stuffed mammals, a huge collection of European and worldwide species of birds, and a few groups of skeletons arranged in the comparative animal style.”

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