Lille: what to do, what to see...

• Views from the Town Hall belfry, the highest in northern France
• The permanent collection at the Palais des Beaux-arts fine arts museum
• 6-metre sculpture of a baby in front of the former Gare Saint-Sauveur station, now a contemporary art and festival centre
• The magnificent Villa Cavrois in Croix designed by Mallet-Staevens
• La Piscine modern art museum in Roubaix, a former art deco swimming pool

• The famous “Braderie de Lille” in September, the biggest flea market in Europe
• Shopping in the pedestrian cobblestone streets and the boutiques of the Lille-Sud district and of Roubaix
• Party in the bars and clubs of the Solferino-Massena district
• Spend a night in a B&B on board a barge or in a gipsy caravan
• Rent a V’lille bike and cycle along the banks of the Deule river

• More than 50 different local cheeses at Wazemmes market
• "Gaufres fourrées" (filled waffles) from Meert
• Carbonnade flamande , waterzoï or potjevleesch served at a local "Estaminet" restaurant
• The famous “moules-frites”, a culinary symbol of the great September “Braderie”
• Locally-brewed beers, typically strong-flavoured

• "P'tits Quinquins" sweets made in Lille since 1921
• Meringues from “ Aux Merveilleux” wrapped in chocolate whipped cream and covered with chocolate shavings
• Local products and man-crafted souvenirs from L'Estaminette, rue de la Barre
• Beer from L'Abbaye des Saveurs, rue des Vieux Murs
• Local cheeses from Philippe Olivier, cheesemongers since 1907