Villeneuve-D'Ascq is a destination for anyone looking to find a holiday apartment there.
Nature
The Parc du Héron covers 110 hectares and offers opportunities for walking and cycling. The park was designated a voluntary nature reserve in 1995 to protect its fauna and flora, and became a regional nature reserve in 2012.
The Parc urbain offers family walks, opportunities for jogging, shady paths and relaxation by the lakes.
Culture
The LaM sculpture garden is an open-air museum with ten monumental sculptures. Villeneuve-d'Ascq is also home to 110 public artworks that can be discovered on foot or by bicycle as an open-air gallery.
Ferme d'en Haut was rehabilitated as a “Maison folie” in 2004 as part of “Lille 2004, European Capital of Culture”; the renovation preserved the site's rural character. It is a venue for interdisciplinary artistic projects.
Château de Flers is characteristic of 17th-century Flemish architecture. Four cellar rooms in Château de Flers have been converted into a museum.
Discoveries
Asnapio Archaeological Park regularly offers guided tours, workshops and themed Sundays exploring everyday life in times gone by. The Forum des Sciences offers a planetarium, scientific investigation and discovery games, as well as activities for different age groups. The Forum départemental des Sciences is a centre for scientific, technical and industrial culture managed by the Nord département.
On the first Sunday of every month, the Musée du Terroir offers a workshop on making waffles with cassonade. The Musée de Plein Air brings together a collection of almost 25 rural buildings from northern France. At the Musée des Moulins, guided tours are offered inside the oil mill and the grain mill.
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