Lille

The Euralille district is a concentration of bold architecture by Rem Koolhaas and Jean Nouvel, while Lille Sud has become known as ‘Maisons de Mode’, the fashion house area. Since 2007, young designers sponsored by Agnès b. have been setting up boutique-workshops in this new fashion district in the making. Fashion lovers will love visiting Lille and buying souvenirs. With lille3000, the whole city looks to the future, transformed for this new regular event, focused on contemporary creation and innovation.

Lille was chosen as European Capital of Culture in 2004, and is now a reference in this field. From prestigious museums to alternative art centres, from the Opera to the many theatres and the National Orchestra, culture is lived and shared on a daily basis. Book your stay in Lille soon to make sure you don't miss any of the shows taking place.

Proud of its festive and gastronomic traditions, this friendly capital of Nord-Pas de Calais (now called Hauts-de-France) remains a city on a human scale, where the generosity and warmth of the people of the North shine through. Thanks to its uniqueness, Lille offers visitors a delightful blend of Flemish joviality and French elegance, in the heart of France's youngest region!

On holiday in Lille and looking for a breath of fresh air? No problem, even if you're staying in a metropolis. The capital of French Flanders has many parks and gardens, totalling several hundred hectares of green spaces to explore, where nature is preserved or showcased. 

So, what about a trip to Lille? Book your plane ticket now!  

Sites and monuments

• The Grand’Place.
• Old Lille and the “Tremplin des créateurs” designers’ market.
• The Old Stock Exchange.
• The Porte de Paris.
• Vauban Citadel and ramparts.
• Wazemmes Market.
• The Town Hall and its 104 metre high belfry from where you can see the coal tips of the mines that used to surround the city.
• P'tit Quinquin statue.
• Coilliot House.
• Cathedral of Notre-Dame de la Treille.
• Vestiges of the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy.
• Rihour Palace.
• The Opera.
• The Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Beauregard row.

Museum

• The Palace of Fine Arts.
• Hospice Comtesse Museum.
• The birthplace of Charles de Gaulle.
• The museum of natural history and geology.
• Canonniers Sédentaires Museum.

Parks

• Vauban Garden.
• Botanical Garden and Equatorial greenhouse.
• Citadel Park and Zoo.

Places to discover in Hauts-de-France

• The Louvre-Lens: the new branch of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
• Roubaix: La Piscine: André Diligent Museum of Art and Industry.
• Villeneuve d'Ascq : The LaM: museum of modern art, contemporary art and art brut

Traditional northern dishes

• Carbonnade flamande: braised beef with onions, cooked in beer.
• Gougère: salted cabbage.
• Moules-frites: mussels and chips.
• Potjevlesch: 3 or 4 kinds of white meat cooked and served cold in aspic.
• Waterzoï: chicken or fish simmered with vegetables.
• Welsh: toast with melted cheese.

Desserts to enjoy in Lille and nearby

• Craquelin: a sweet bun.
• Waffles.
• Goyère: brioche tart.

Drinks in Hauts-de-France*

• Beer.
• Genever: grain spirit.
• Chuchemourette: drink with a cassis and juniper base.

*Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health, consume in moderation