🇫🇷 Lille, France

Lille

Lille is a city in northern France, in French Flanders. In our opinion, the four most famous sights are Vieux Lille, Vieille Bourse, Porte de Paris and Notre Dame de la Treille. Planning to visit Lille? Check out all our recommendations below!

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🇫🇷 Vieux Lille

Lille’s old historic centre is the city’s most beautiful district and is also known as a shopping mecca. In Vieux Lille, you walk through a network of narrow cobbled streets flanked by old mansions with pretty doorways and richly decorated facades. Today, you will…

🇫🇷 Vieille Bourse

Vieille Bourse is Lille’s old stock exchange building and can be found at Place du Général-de-Gaulle. It consists of 24 identical houses built around a central courtyard and dates from the 17th century. In the past, these houses were occupied by traders and used…

🇫🇷 Porte de Paris

Between the old centre of Lille and the Palais des Beaux-Arts is a beautiful roundabout. In the centre of the roundabout is a square topped by a photogenic triumphal arch called: Porte de Paris. This city gate used to be part of Lille’s seventeenth-century…

🇫🇷 Notre Dame de la Treille

Notre Dame de la Treille is the great cathedral of Lille and is a popular landmark of the city because of its neo-Gothic style and unique architecture. Most of the church dates from 1854, but the modern façade was only added to the structure in 1999…

🇫🇷 Palais des Beaux-Arts

The Palais des Beaux-Arts is the largest museum in Lille and is actually the second most important museum in France after the Louvre. If you are an art lover, this museum is one of the most impressive things you can do in Lille. The exterior of the building…

🇫🇷 Place du Général-de-Gaulle

Place du Général de Gaulle is Lille’s central market square and connects the city’s various neighbourhoods. It is a tourist attraction and is surrounded by cosy bars, restaurants, shops and Lille’s most important buildings, such as the old stock…