The town hall is a large building that hosts many different functions throughout the year. Ranging…read morefrom pantomimes to craft fairs and business exhibitions. It boasts 2 large ground floor rooms that can be hired for parties and wedding receptions.

We recently hired the town hall for an evenings dancing. I can only say that we were over the moon…read morewith the venue. Whilst the price is not cheap the venue was worth every penny and considering the size and level of service that we received I was more than happy with the price. The dance floor is in good condition and the bar service provided was reasonable priced (about pub average prices). We also had a tea & coffee service which included waiter service to the tables and represented good value for money. Our customer feedback has all been very positive and this venue is one that I will certainly be using again. Top marks for customer service, presentation and value for money

A gorgeous building housing the city hall of Calais. This is the most interesting building in town…read moreand stands apart from the rest of town ;-) Not much else to see and do in Calais. It's a port town with lots of people crossing the English Channel and lots of people who would come for duty free shopping in the old days from the U.K.

Une équipe au top !!! Des employées très efficaces et réactives. Un accueil chaleureux et sérieux.read more

The tourist information centre is attached to this centre so there's a lot of local and regional…read moreinformation to be had under one roof! The most common use for the Town Hall Centre is as an art gallery. I have been to some of the evening events in support of local artists and was very impressed by the standard. Gallery showings are a regular occurence so it's worth dropping by whenever you're passin that end of town.

I used my Brugge Museum Pass (purchased online and most cost effective when visiting 3 or more…read moremuseums/activities in 72 hours) and had the QR code scanned for admittance. If you have any backpacks or bags then you must store them in the free lockers due to the tight confines on the staircase. The climb was up 366 steps that first started with stone but later turned into narrower wooden steps making a tight staircase with two way traffic. If timed correctly then you may see and hear the carillon in action for a few minutes. That was the highlight of my visit but there are scheduled carillon "concerts" to enjoy when in Brugge. The views were nice as could be on that cloudy morning. Wire screens on all opening impacted some photos but one can capture most of the city. On the way down I took my time and finally stopped to view the exhibits on the bells, drum (programming for ringing the bells), carillon, the tower history, etc. Before exiting the staff will rescan your ticket. There was a small gift shop after the turnstiles.

I told myself that I am going to the top of Belfort even if it kills me…read more This is the center of Bruges. U just have to do this if u r here. From the outside looks like a medieval castle but it is a bell tower built in the 13th century, actually Bruges is a medieval city. It has 366 steps but felt like 1,000. Going up my heart felt like it was going to explode, on the way down does not affect ur cardio but hard on the knees. There is a thick rope on the right side to hold on too. Right of way goes to people going down. There are three levels u can take a break. One rest has the mechanical carillon which controls the music box, I was fortunate to be there when it was activated. This was physically brutal but I felt like I accomplished something big. I am physically strong however I realize I need to work on my cardio. Additionally, there was a Christmas Market in front of Belfort as well as others within walking distance. So much delicious food at the Christmas Markets. Belgian waffles are delicious, but they don't put syrup on them, they uses strawberries and bananas, powdered sugar or nutella. Hot wine is a thing, probably because it is about 40 degrees. The streets and businesses have lights and Christmas decorations, so festive. There was a celebrity chef Kurt Mortier there making delicious bratwurst, the line was long, he was very friendly, sausages are a big deal here. My favorite food discovery was chicken in mushroom cream sauce, where has this dish been all my life? This is the Christmas magic I felt as a child. There is a Santa Claus.

From the owner: La ville du haut du Beffroi Lors de la construction de l'Hôtel de Ville, de 1924 à 1932,…read morel'architecte Emile Dubuisson s'est largement inspiré des maisons flamandes à pignons triangulaires. L'intérieur étonne par ses guichets ouverts sur un grand hall de 107 mètres de long, rythmé par deux rangées de piliers à motifs floraux. Une exceptionnelle collection d'oeuvres d'art contemporain orne les montées d'escaliers, couloirs et salles municipales. Le Beffroi de l'Hôtel de Ville, qui est le plus jeune de la région, est rattaché au bâtiment. Construit en 1924, juste en face de la Porte de Paris, il reste fidèle à la grande tradition des beffrois du Moyen âge, symboles des libertés communales. Haut d'une centaine de mètres, doté d'une architecture néo-flamande en briques et béton celui que l'on surnommait à l'époque le "gratte-ciel en Flandre" impressionne par sa solennité. Les deux statues colonnes de Lydéric et Phinaert, les héros fondateurs de la cité, ancrent définitivement le bâtiment

This place is magnificent! Came here for the Week-End Familial for L'exposition of Degas Sculpteur…read more Throughout my years of Art History, none of my professors elaborated on the controversy revolving Edgar Degas' work. I have seen Degas work many times and his most notable sculpteur La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans lives at at Musée D'Orsay, which I have seen there and now here. I didn't know ballerinas back then were considered lower class, since the girl's family would push them to do ballet in hopes to catch an eye of the wealthy. It's almost a form of pedophile...actually it is! Degas also made this ballerina have a face of criminals. So a lot of people weren't fans of him. Moving on out of Degas, this Musée isn't magnificent because of Degas pieces...it's breathtaking because the Philanthropist kept the look and feel of La Piscine. The swimming pool was constructed between 1927 and 1932 by the Lille architect Albert Baert. It closed as a swimming pool in 1985, and was remodelled as a museum by the architect Jean-Paul Philippon, opening in 2000. A modern entrance building, special exhibition space and garden were constructed within the roof-less shell of an adjoining textile factory. The museum's permanent collection has its origins in 1835, when a collection of fabric samples from the many local textile factories was started. By 1898 the collection was housed in the National High School of Arts and Textile Industry (ENSAIT), and was seen as a way of cultivating the tastes of the town's workers, foremen and manufacturers. To this end the collection combined elements of literature, fine-arts, science and industrial products. The ENSAIT museum closed with the onset of World War II, and never reopened. From 1899 the collections were displayed in Roubaix's town hall, in preparation for the opening of La Piscine in 2000. L thought I would enjoy this Musée more, since I am not really into Modern Art and since I have a background in Textile...this would be the better choice. They have art hanging on the ceilings and original shower stalls within, beautiful garden and also they have Meert here.

Very nice atmosphere for this special museum. It has been built into the old swimming pool of…read moreRoubaix and kept plenty of accessories from this old time. You can admire sculptures and paintings there gathered by genre. You have a restaurant inside, an auditorium and a fabric room you can rent for your meetings.

Pub-like place. Food is ok and reasonably priced but not brilliant. I took the coquille starter,…read morewhich was nice. Then the brochette, which was a little overcooked and just slightly burned, which was a pity. Overall a good experience though.

Downstairs, you have what the French would call a typically English pub - think darts and red…read morevelvet seats ! Outside you have a terrace overlooking the town hall, which is heated when it gets a bit too cool. And upstairs you have a nice little restaurants serving, amongst other things, the prize-winning potjevleesch - a selection of cold pressed meats in jelly, served with chips. Sounds disgusting but it's actually nice ! The menu is fully translated into English too, which is useful.