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Palais des Beaux Arts
Place de la Republique
59000 Lille
France
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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
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Novotel Lille Centre Grand Place €115 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Hotel de la Paix €88 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4 of 5 stars
L'Hermitage Gantois Hotel €196 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Couvent des Minimes - Alliance Lille €169 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Moulin d'Or N/A 0.7 mi 1.1 km 4 of 5 stars
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Le Champlain 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
chtilong 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Le Banyan 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
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Musee des Beaux Arts 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Place Rihour 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4 of 5 stars
Old Stock Exchange (Vieille Bourse) 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
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“A welcome at the end of the tunnel” telegraph.co.uk / Telegraph Media Group
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 36 attractions in Lille
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Traveler Description: Prestigious art museum features works of Goya, Donatello and Veronese along with German paintings and sculptures from the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Attraction type: Art museum
Address: Place de la Republique 59000 Lille
France
Tel: 33 3 20 06 78 00
Fax: 33 3 20 06 78 15

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“Perfect if you need to get away from the crowds”
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5 of 5 stars
wuthering72   13 contributions
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Jun 29, 2009

I'm a big fan of good art museums and was very impressed with this Palais. It was quiet when we went; while throngs of people shopped the sales and sweated, we relaxed in a climate controlled, gorgeous museum. So there's not all the 'big names' here, but there are three Monets, which are in a perfect setting. We arrived at... more

“A good provincial museum”
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4 of 5 stars
Vanderheuvel   14 contributions
Brussels
Jun 22, 2009

A good provincial museum. Particularly interesting the Flemish/Dutch collections. It is advertised as the second French fine arts museum, after the Louvre. It is maybe true, but the distance is very important. Guide Michelin gives it "three stars", which seems to me very exaggerated. more

“Outstanding”
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5 of 5 stars
The-beets   8 contributions
Northants
Apr 24, 2009
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Great place, lousy openeing hours! Pay it a visit as the building alone is worth the journey. once inside the art work is world class and not to be missed. more

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Palais des Beaux Arts Address

Place de la Republique, 59000 Lille, France
Tel: 33 3 20 06 78 00 Fax: 33 3 20 06 78 15