Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Lille, France

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Number of sights 23 sights
Distance 8.9 km
Ascend 128 m
Descend 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 Lille

Sight 1: 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)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Maison de Gilles de la Boe, dite aussi du Bon Bouillon

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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.

Wikipedia: Maison de Gilles de la Boë (FR)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse

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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.

Wikipedia: Hospice Comtesse (EN), Website

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Ancien Hôtel du Juge Garde des Monnaies

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The Hôtel du Juge Garde des Monnaie is a former mint located at 61 rue de la Monnaie in Lille, in the Nord department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel du Juge Garde des Monnaies (FR)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Vestiges de l'ancienne collégiale Saint-Pierre

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Vestiges de l'ancienne collégiale Saint-Pierre Albums de Croÿ Via Strikehard / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Collegiate Church of Saint-Pierre (Lille) (EN)

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: La chapelle Notre-Dame D'Annay

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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

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Hôtel particulier (hôtel de Tenremonde)

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The Hôtel de Tenremonde is a former private mansion located at 18 rue Jean-Moulin in Lille, in the Nord department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Tenremonde (FR)

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Église Sainte-Catherine

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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.

Wikipedia: Église Sainte-Catherine de Lille (FR)

542 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: 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 11: Lille à ses Fusillés

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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.

Wikipedia: Les Fusillés lillois (FR)

511 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Lille Zoo

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Lille Zoo zoo de Lille / marque déposée

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.

Wikipedia: Parc zoologique de Lille (FR), Website

1250 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 13: 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)

1607 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 14: Porte de Dunkerque

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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.

Wikipedia: Porte de Dunkerque (FR)

912 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

484 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: 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)

450 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Ancien canal de la Baignerie

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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.

Wikipedia: Canal de la Baignerie (FR)

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Hôtel Petipas de Walle

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

Wikipedia: Hôtel Petipas de Walle (FR)

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Immeuble, siège du Cercle Philosophique et Culturel

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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.

Wikipedia: Temple maçonnique de Lille (FR)

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: Lille Cathedral

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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.

Wikipedia: Lille Cathedral (EN)

451 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 21: Rang de Beauregard

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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.

Wikipedia: Rang de Beauregard (FR)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Bâtiment dit la Grande Garde

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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.

Wikipedia: Théâtre du Nord (FR)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: Palais Rihour

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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.

Wikipedia: Palais Rihour (FR)

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