Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Lille, France
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8.9 km
123 m
Experience Lille in France in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in LilleIndividual Sights in LilleSight 1: 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 2: 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 3: Maison de Gilles de la Boe, dite aussi du Bon Bouillon
The house of Gilles de la Boë, also known as the Bon Bouillon, is a Flemish Mannerist style house, located at the corner of Place Louise-de-Bettignies and Avenue du Peuple-Belge in Lille. It was classified as a historical monument on April 3, 1933.
Sight 4: Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse
The Hospice Comtesse or Hospice Notre-Dame is a 17th-century hospice on Rue de la Monnaie in the Old Town area of Lille, France, first built in 1236 by Joan, Countess of Flanders. It is now a museum on the history of the hospice.
Sight 5: Ancien Hôtel du Juge Garde des Monnaies
The Hôtel du Juge Garde des Monnaie is a former mint located at 61 rue de la Monnaie in Lille, in the Nord department.
Sight 6: Vestiges de l'ancienne collégiale Saint-Pierre
The collegiate church of Saint-Pierre was once a large church located in Vieux-Lille, and for almost 750 years it set the pace for Lille's religious life. Seriously damaged during the Austrian siege of 1792, its destruction began in 1794. Its crypt, the only remaining vestige, was listed as a historic monument in 1971.
Sight 7: La chapelle Notre-Dame D'Annay
Although it has had a Catholic tradition since its origins, Lille today has a great diversity of places of worship.
Wikipedia: Liste des édifices religieux de Lille (FR), Website
Sight 8: Hôtel particulier (hôtel de Tenremonde)
The Hôtel de Tenremonde is a former private mansion located at 18 rue Jean-Moulin in Lille, in the Nord department.
Sight 9: Église Sainte-Catherine
The Sainte-Catherine church is located on rue Sainte-Catherine in the Vieux-Lille district of Lille in the French Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region.
Sight 10: Square Daubenton
Square Daubenton is a square in the city of Lille.
Sight 11: Lille à ses Fusillés
The Lille Executed 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 12: Lille Zoo
The Parc zoologique de Lille, also known locally as the 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 presents more than 350 animals of 80 species on 3.5 hectares. It has been managed by Sophie Dardalhon since March 2020.
Sight 13: 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 14: Porte de Dunkerque
The Dunkirk Gate is a city gate within the Lille city wall located on Avenue Léon Jouhaux, on the banks of the Deûle. It has been listed as a historic monument since 2 November 2004.
Sight 15: 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 16: Hôtel Catel-Béghin
The Hotel Catel-Béghin is a private mansion located in Lille, in the Nord department.
Sight 17: Ancien canal de la Baignerie
The Canal de la Baignerie, also known as the Canal de la Rue de l'Arc or the Canal de l'Arc, is a former canal of the city of Lille built at the beginning of the fifteenth century after the annexation by the city of the parish of Sainte-Catherine.
Sight 18: Hôtel Petipas de Walle
The Petipas de Walle Hotel is a private mansion located in Lille, in the Nord department.
Sight 19: Immeuble, siège du Cercle Philosophique et Culturel
The Masonic Temple of Lille is a building consisting of two buildings located in Lille, in the French department of Nord and the Hauts-de-France region, meeting place of the lodge "La Lumière du Nord" of the Grand Orient de France and headquarters of the Philosophical Circle of the Lille Metropolis.
Sight 20: Lille Cathedral
Book Ticket*Lille Cathedral, the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Treille, is a Roman Catholic church and basilica in Lille, France, and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Lille. An example of Gothic Revival architecture, the cathedral is considered a national monument.
Sight 21: Rang de Beauregard
The Rang de Beauregard is a row of 14 private houses located on the Place du Théâtre in Lille. The range was listed as a historic monument on 8 June 1966.
Sight 22: Bâtiment dit la Grande Garde
The Théâtre du Nord is a performance hall located on the Grand'Place in Lille, France. The theatre is located in an old eighteenth-century guardhouse known as the Grande Garde, listed in the inventory of historical monuments since 27 June 1925.
Sight 23: Palais Rihour
Book Ticket*The Palais Rihour is a building located on Place Rihour in Lille, in the Nord department of France. 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 building's guard room houses the city's tourist office. It was classified as a historical monument in 1875.
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