From now until June 26, a half-price ride aboard the high-speed rail network, TGV, also comes with discounted admission for one of 20 major cultural institutions in the north of France.
TGV fares to Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Dunkerque, Douai, Valenciennes and Hazebrouck are 50 percent off during the sale, and by showing a valid ticket at participating attractions, visitors can enjoy half-price admission as well.
Among the cultural institutions taking part are the Lille Métropole Museum of Modern Art (better known as the LaM), the Palais des Beaux-Arts (Fine Art Museum), le Musée d’Histoire Naturelle (Natural History Museum), the birthplace of Charles de Gaulle, Saint-Sauveur station, the Belfry of Lille and the Hospice Comtesse Museum, all located in Lille.
In Roubaix, La Piscine Museum, the Manufacture des Flandres textile museum, and the Museum of Arts & Industry are taking part, along with the Tourcoing Fine Arts Museum (also known as MUba), the Fine Arts Museum of Valenciennes and the Augustines’ Museum in Hazebrouck.