Lille Self Guided Walking Tour Landmarks with Audio and Quiz

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Itinerary

1. A monumental triumphal arch raised under Louis XIV to mark his conquest of Lille, richly carved with royal emblems. Listen to its story on your smartphone as you admire the facade.

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2. The 104-metre UNESCO-listed belfry crowning Lille's Hôtel de Ville, the tallest municipal belfry in France and an emblem of Flemish civic pride.

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3. The surviving Gothic remains of the 15th-century palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, once the seat of Philip the Good's court in Lille.

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4. Lille's lively central square, ringed by ornate Flemish facades and crowned by the column of the Goddess honouring the city's resistance during the 1792 siege.

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5. A jewel of Flemish Renaissance architecture, this 17th-century old stock exchange surrounds a peaceful courtyard filled with a beloved second-hand book market.

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6. An elegant early-20th-century neo-Flemish belfry topped by a gilded statue, built to house Lille's Chamber of Commerce.

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7. Lille's cathedral, begun in the 19th century and completed only in 1999, celebrated for its luminous translucent-marble west front.

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8. A hospital founded in 1237 by Countess Jeanne of Flanders, now a museum whose chapel and old ward preserve Lille's Flemish heritage.

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9. The birthplace of General Charles de Gaulle, now a museum tracing the early life of France's wartime leader and first president of the Fifth Republic.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Lille

• Its from-price is 80% below the median of the 63 experiences we list in Lille.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 37 of 63.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Lille

Lille is the capital of French Flanders, a city of gabled brick façades, a large fine arts museum, and beer, mussels and a famous flea market.

Lille was Flemish until Louis XIV took it in 1667, and the old centre still looks it: the Grand'Place is framed by gabled brick façades, and the Vieille Bourse, a seventeenth-century courtyard of arcades, hosts book stalls and chess players. Vieux-Lille's cobbled streets are lined with Flemish houses, the town hall belfry gives a high view, and the Citadelle, a star-shaped fortress by Vauban, is ringed by parkland.

Top-ranked sights in Lille: Lille Old Town (Vieux Lille), Hospice Comtesse Museum (Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse), Lille Town Hall and Belfry (Beffroi de l'Hôtel de Ville de Lille).

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