Lille Key Attractions
Widely acclaimed as France's second best museum after Le Louvre, the Palais des Beaux Arts, is housed in a Belle Epoque palace right in the city centre. The impressive collection includes paintings by many such as Donatello, Raphael, Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, El Greco, David and Toulouse-Lautrec.
Place de la République
Tel: (03) 2006 7800.
Website: www.pba-lille.fr
La Vieille Ville (The Old Town)
Cobblestoned streets and old Flemish town houses (now home to exclusive boutiques) make for a pleasant stroll in a part of Lille barely changed in centuries. Particularly lively on Sundays, when the market takes place. Sit at a cafe and watch life go by. The cathedral, nearby, has a modern facade and gothic interiors.
Centre Commercial Euralille (Euralille Shopping Centre)
Inaugurated in 1994, this complex, built between the Eurostar and Lille-Flandres stations by famous town planner Rem Koolhaas, is well worth checking out. It includes over 120 shops, several restaurants and a hypermarket over two levels.
Between Lille Europe and Lille-Flandres stations
Tel: (03) 2014 5220.
Website: www.euralille.com
Place Général de Gaulle (aka Grand' Place)
Lille's main square is now an attractive pedestrian area overlooked by the Voix du Nord building (home of the North's leading newspaper, once the journal of the French Resistance in WWII). La Vieille Bourse (the Old Exchange), a centre where Flemish merchants traded their famous high-quality cloth, is on the left. The Column commemorates the siege of Lille by the Austrians in 1792.
Maison Natale Charles de Gaulle (Général de Gaulle Birthplace and Museum)
Lille's most famous son, the Général de Gaulle, rose to fame as leader of the Free French forces in exile in London during WWII. He became President of France in the 1950s - when he brought stability to a divided country, which was struggling to adjust to the postwar situation. Visit the house where he was born in 1890.
9 rue Princesse
Tel: (03) 2838 1205.
Website: www.maison-natale-de-gaulle.com
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