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About Lille

About Lille
Lille (Dutch: Rijsel) is a medium-sized city in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France with a very large student population. This city has a strong industrial background, but, after some difficult years, it is now known throughout France for its handsome city centre and... [Read more]

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July 14, 2010

Admire fine sculptures at Espace Point Barre in Lille

Admire fine sculptures at Espace Point Barre in Lille
For the culture lovers of you visiting Lille, you’re sure to be impressed by one of their finest galleries, Espace Point Barre. Located on Rue de la Barre, in Lille’s city centre, the gallery boasts 100m² of sculpture-filled space on the ground floor of a beautiful 16th... [Read more]
July 2, 2010

The bar/cafe/gallery/library/comic store of Lille

The bar/cafe/gallery/library/comic store of Lille
When you’re next in Lille we’d strongly recommend checking out BD Fugue Café on Rue Royale. It’s a cross between a comic book store in the day and then in the evening it becomes a bar! The cafe attracts comic book fanatics of all ages coming to use the shop as... [Read more]
June 21, 2010

Charles de Gaulle Birthplace Museum

Charles de Gaulle Birthplace Museum
Last Friday Eurostar celebrated the 70th Anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s historic broadcast from LNO on the 18th June 1940 which launched the FR resistance. A specially chartered Eurostar carrying a delegation of dignitaries and 720 French WWII veterans arrived in St Pancras... [Read more]
June 1, 2010

Pick up a local speciality in Lille

Pick up a local speciality in Lille
The P’tit Quinquin is a specialty sweet from Lille and has been made there since 1921. Created by Mr. Regnière, the business was taken over in 1933 by the Brassart family which has carried on the tradition for four generations. The exact composition of these sweets is kept... [Read more]
April 26, 2010

Madeleine Estienne’s Dandelion wine in Lille

Madeleine Estienne’s Dandelion wine in Lille
Madeleine Estienne on Rue Des Vieux Murs in Lille is a truly authentic miniature-sized cafe serving up a range of treats such as local gin, cider jam and dandelion wine. This typically French little place is tucked away in one of the many cobbled side streets of this area and is... [Read more]
April 14, 2010

Party at Gare Saint Sauveur in Lille

Party at Gare Saint Sauveur in Lille
We were contacted recently by one of our lovely readers Adeline who lives in Lille. She’s kindly written a guest post for us with her suggestions of a place of that you should visit while in Lille as well as an amazing event that took place recently. What would you think of attending... [Read more]