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Lille Travel Guide: 462 reviews and 821 photos
My friend and I arrived in Lille late Friday morning and experienced 24 hours of laughter!! We forgot the European connector for the mini kettle, set the clock wrong and woke up too early, went round in circles every time we wanted to find somewhere and I fell off a step to the amusement of many tourists (AND my so - called friend!!!)
However we had a great time, walked miles, and decided it was time to take a map reading course!!!
As European city of culture there were a lot of arty things around. The photo shows one of them (What is it- I am not sure???)
Lille is a friendly city with 42 percent of the population being under the age of 25. It is a city you can get hopelessly lost in. The old town has many cobbled streets and some wonderful restaurants offering excellent cuisine. It is a genuinly welcoming place and in my opinion deserves the title of European Capital of Culture for 2004
- Pros:Compact and cultural
- In a nutshell:A great way to spend 24 Hours
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The Ski Boot
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The Credit Lyonnais tower above the station is known locally as the 'Ski Boot' and this huge glass and chrome building... more travel advice
European City of Culture 2004
Local Customs
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The roads and squares in the city are being covered in these very large bamboo scultures. At night the ends light up and... more travel advice
Bois De Boulogne
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The Bois De Boulogne surrounds the Citadel and also houses the city zoo. The canal surrounds this wonderful area and it... more travel advice
Convenient Location
Restaurants
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At the end of a long hard day taking in all the sights all we wanted was somewhere near the hotel and this restaurant... more travel advice
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Comments (22)
Nice page! The architecture is lovely. It sounds like you had a great time with your friend!!!
I loved the Rose Window of the Cathedral = Lille seems a good place to wander and get lost in!
I hope we can fit in as much in 48 hours as you did in 24! Very helpful tips, I'm looking forward to visiting this weekend.
Lovely page, thanks for the tips, visiting this weekend!
TERRIFIC Lille page. I'm super-excited!
so much has changed to the city I visited on a school trip driving to Italy back in '73.I just remember the large factories, the motorway busy with lorries and some of the blocks of flats of Lille suburbs.Glad u paint a different picture.
no pics of you falling over ? the outside of Lille looks much nicer than the inside of the Eurostar station, lovely page sweetie X
Lille is a great city to visit with so much to see ! Very good page !
My first exposure to Lille and you make me want to go. Thanks, Natalie. Hope all is well with you. Rex
Thanks for the great info on Lille. I'll have to make a point of going there sometime.
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