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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.

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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.

The Palais des Beaux-Arts is one of France's biggest museums, with paintings from the Flemish masters to Goya. Nearby in Roubaix, La Piscine is a museum in a former Art Deco swimming pool, and in Villeneuve-d'Ascq the LaM shows modern and outsider art. Bruges, Ghent and Ypres lie just over the Belgian border, and the First World War battlefields of Flanders spread to the west.

Moules-frites, carbonnade flamande, beef stewed with beer and gingerbread, and welsh, toast and ham under cheese melted with beer, suit the cool grey weather. Maroilles cheese has a famously strong smell, and beer rather than wine fills the glasses. On the first weekend of September the Braderie de Lille fills the streets with a giant flea market and heaps of mussel shells.

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  • 4.8 across the top 6

Top 7 attractions in Lille

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  1. Number 1

    Lille Old Town (Vieux Lille)

    4.8851 reviewsfrom $6
  2. Number 2

    Hospice Comtesse Museum (Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse)

    4.9780 reviewsfrom $8
  3. Number 3

    Lille Town Hall and Belfry (Beffroi de l'Hôtel de Ville de Lille)

    4.8729 reviewsfrom $3
  4. Number 4

    Lille Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille)

    4.8640 reviewsfrom $3
  5. Number 5

    Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle (Maison Natale de Charles de Gaulle)

    4.9264 reviewsfrom $8
  6. Number 6

    Lille Museum of Fine Arts (Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille)

    4.460 reviewsfrom $3
  7. Number 7

    Grand Place

    4.131 reviewsfrom $6

Guided tours in Lille

35

Walking and bike tours in Lille

13

Food and drink experiences in Lille

7

Family days and theme parks in Lille

18

Go beyond Lille

  1. Ypres · 26 km

    Tyne Cot Cemetery

    8–10 hr4.71k reviewsfrom $89
  2. Ypres · 26 km

    Menin Gate Memorial (Ypres Memorial)

    8–10 hr4.6766 reviewsfrom $12
  3. Arras · 43 km

    Wellington Quarry (Carrière Wellington)

    7–8 hr5.02 reviewsfrom $401
  4. Bruges · 65 km

    Burg Square

    2–4 hr4.516k reviewsfrom $1
  5. Bruges · 65 km

    Market Square (Markt)

    3 hr, 45 min4.613k reviewsfrom $3
  6. Ghent · 65 km

    St. Bavo's Cathedral (Sint-Baafskathedraal)

    2 hr, 30 min4.511k reviewsfrom $3
  7. Ghent · 65 km

    Graslei and Korenlei

    2.5–3 hr4.511k reviewsfrom $3
  8. Dunkirk · 65 km

    Dunkirk War Museum (Musée Dunkerque 1940)

    3 hr, 10 min4.8113 reviewsfrom $7
  9. Brussels · 94 km

    Grand-Place (Grote Markt)

    3–4 hr4.812k reviewsfrom $1
  10. Brussels · 94 km

    Manneken Pis

    3 hr, 30 min4.810k reviewsfrom $1
  11. Amiens · 99 km

    Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

    9 hr4.9832 reviewsfrom $240
  12. Amiens · 99 km

    Somme 1916 Museum (Musée Somme 1916)

    8 hr4.9100 reviewsfrom $240

Questions about Lille

What are the top attractions in Lille?
Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Lille are 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), Lille Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille).
What is the most popular experience in Lille?
By number of traveller reviews it is "Unique Tour of Lille by Convertible 2CV - 1h00", rated 4.9 out of 5 from 526 reviews.
How long do tours and tickets in Lille take?
The typical experience in Lille lasts about 2 hours; the middle half run between 1.5 hours and 2.5 hours.
Can I cancel a booking in Lille?
The operator lists free cancellation on 98% of the 63 experiences we hold for Lille. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.

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