Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Lille, France

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 109 m
Descend 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 Lille

Sight 1: Citadelle de Lille

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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.

Wikipedia: Citadel of Lille (EN)

1250 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 2: Lille Zoo

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Lille Zoo zoo de Lille / marque déposée

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.

Wikipedia: Parc zoologique de Lille (FR), Website

513 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Square Daubenton

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Square Daubenton is a square in the city of Lille.

Wikipedia: Square Daubenton (FR)

46 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Lille à ses Fusillés

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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.

Wikipedia: Les Fusillés lillois (FR)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Hôtel Catel-Béghin

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The Hotel Catel-Béghin is a private mansion located in Lille, in the Nord department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Catel-Béghin (FR)

484 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Palais Rameau

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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.

Wikipedia: Palais Rameau (FR)

852 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Hôtel Petipas de Walle

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The Petipas de Walle hotel is a mansion located in Lille, in the Nord department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Petipas de Walle (FR)

827 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 8: Hôtel d'Avelin

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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.

Wikipedia: Hôtel d'Avelin (FR)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Ancien hôtel militaire des Bleuets

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The Hôtel Militaire des Bleuets is a private mansion located on Place aux Bleuets in Lille, in the Nord department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel militaire des Bleuets (FR)

380 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Maison dite des Vieux Hommes

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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.

Wikipedia: Maison des Vieux Hommes (FR)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Hôtel d'Ailly-d'Aigrenont

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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.

Wikipedia: Hôtel d'Hailly d'Aigremont (FR)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Hôtel Ramery

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The Hôtel Ramery is a former private mansion located at 18 rue des Arts in Lille, in the Nord department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Ramery (FR)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Fontaine Wallace

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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.

Wikipedia: Wallace fountain (EN)

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Rang de Beauregard

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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.

Wikipedia: Rang de Beauregard (FR)

315 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Palais Rihour

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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.

Wikipedia: Palais Rihour (FR)

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Hôpital militaire Scrive, ancien collège des Jésuites

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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.

Wikipedia: Hôpital militaire Scrive (FR)

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Statue de Faidherbe

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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.

Wikipedia: Monument au général Faidherbe (FR)

347 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Palais des Beaux-Arts

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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.

Wikipedia: Palais des beaux-arts de Lille (FR), Website

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