The tourist office (tel: (03) 5957 9400; www.lilletourism.com) organises a daily guided walk in the Vieux Lille (Old Town). There is also a 50-minute minibus tour of the city, taking in the Old Stock Exchange, the Opera, the Comtesse Hospice, the Charles de Gaulle Museum, the Petit Quinquin, the Paris Gate and the Citadel (the old part of central Lille). On Saturday, the tourist office organises tours on segway, an original and ecological way to discover the city. The focus is on green spaces and monuments.

Or take a self guided tour of the city with Allo Visit (tel: 0892 683 314 or 3223 ALLOVISIT, code 008000), which provides audio commentary direct to your mobile. There are seven stages of about three minutes, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. MP3 downloadable audio tours (www.zevisit.com) are also available, free of charge.