Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Lille, France
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6.7 km
107 m
Explore Lille in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in LilleIndividual Sights in LilleSight 1: Citadelle de Lille
The Citadel of Lille is a pentagonal citadel of the city wall of Lille, in France. It was built between 1667 and 1670. It hosts the Corps de réaction rapide France.
Sight 2: Lille Zoo
The Parc zoologique de Lille, also known locally as Parc zoologique du Bois de Boulogne, is a French zoological park located in the Hauts-de-France region, in the Vauban-Esquermes district of the city of Lille, at the foot of the citadel. Opened in 1950, it is owned by the City of Lille. In 2024, it will present more than 350 animals of 80 species on 3.5 hectares. It has been directed by Sophie Dardalhon since March 2020.
Sight 3: Square Daubenton
Square Daubenton is a square in the city of Lille.
Sight 4: Lille à ses Fusillés
Les Fusillés lillois is a sculpted monument located in Lille, square Daubenton. It commemorates the execution by the Germans of five resistance fighters from the First World War.
Sight 5: Hôtel Catel-Béghin
The Hotel Catel-Béghin is a private mansion located in Lille, in the Nord department.
Sight 6: Palais Rameau
The Palais Rameau is a building in Lille designed by the Lille architects Auguste Mourcou and Henri Contamine. It was classified as a historical monument in 2002.
Sight 7: Hôtel Petipas de Walle
The Petipas de Walle hotel is a mansion located in Lille, in the Nord department.
Sight 8: Hôtel d'Avelin
The Hôtel d'Avelin is a private mansion located in Lille, in the Nord department. It has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1944.
Sight 9: Ancien hôtel militaire des Bleuets
The Hôtel Militaire des Bleuets is a private mansion located on Place aux Bleuets in Lille, in the Nord department.
Sight 10: Maison dite des Vieux Hommes
The Maison des Vieux Hommes is a house located in Lille, at 49 rue de Roubaix. Built in 1624, it was listed as a historical monument on 18 August 1944.
Sight 11: Hôtel d'Ailly-d'Aigrenont
The Hôtel d'Hailly d'Aigremont, or d'Ailly d'Aigremont, is a private mansion located at 45 rue de Roubaix in Lille. It is now the residence of the commanding general of the French Army's Land Forces.
Sight 12: Hôtel Ramery
The Hôtel Ramery is a former private mansion located at 18 rue des Arts in Lille, in the Nord department.
Sight 13: Fontaine Wallace
Wallace fountains are public drinking fountains named after, financed by and roughly designed by Sir Richard Wallace. The final design and sculpture is by Wallace's friend Charles-Auguste Lebourg. They are large cast-iron sculptures scattered throughout the city of Paris, France, mainly along the most-frequented sidewalks. A great aesthetic success, they are recognized worldwide as one of the symbols of Paris. A Wallace fountain can be seen outside the Wallace Collection in London, the gallery that houses the works of art collected by Sir Richard Wallace and the first four Marquesses of Hertford.
Sight 14: Rang de Beauregard
The Rang de Beauregard is a row of 14 private houses located on Place du Théâtre in Lille. The range was listed as a historical monument on 8 June 1966.
Sight 15: Palais Rihour
The Palais Rihour is a building located on Place Rihour in Lille, in the French department of Nord. It is all that remains of a palace built in the fifteenth century by the Dukes of Valois-Burgundy, de facto rulers of the Burgundian state. The guardroom of the building houses the city's tourist office. It was classified as a historical monument in 1875.
Sight 16: Hôpital militaire Scrive, ancien collège des Jésuites
The scrive military hospital or regional Army Hospital Scrive, according to its last official name, is a former hospital in Lille, in the North department, in France. Adjoining the Saint-Étienne church, rue de l'Hôpital-Militaire, it was registered in the inventory of historic monuments in 1945.
Sight 17: Statue de Faidherbe
The Monument to General Faidherbe is an equestrian statue of the French general Louis Faidherbe, located in Lille. Designed by Antonin Mercié, cast by Thièbaut frères, it was inaugurated in 1896 on Place Richebé and was listed as a historical monument in 1975.
Sight 18: Palais des Beaux-Arts
The Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille is a municipal museum of art and antiquities located on Place de la République in Lille, Hauts-de-France region. It is one of the largest museums in France and the largest museum of fine arts, outside Paris, in number of works exhibited.
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