Opéra de Lille
The original Municipal Theater in Lille was built from 1784 to 1787 and served its purpose for over a century, until it burned to the ground in a mysterious fire Read More …
Category: Lille
Guided walking tour of Lille
Unlike the tourist offices in Toulon, Avignon and Marseille, which sell their tour tickets in advance and stop selling when the tour is full, the tourist office in Lille simply Read More …
By train to Lille
My plan was that I would take a German InterCityExpress train (ICE) from Frankfurt by way of Cologne to Brussels, change at Brussels North Station for Kortrijk and then change Read More …
Cycling in Lille
Like the rest of France, Lille has a long tradition of bicycle racing but is still under-developed when it comes to the use of bicycles as a means of daily Read More …
Vauban’s Citadel in Lille
Historically, Lille was known as one of the most often besieged cities in western Europe. It belonged at various times to the County of Flanders, the Kingdom of France, the Read More …