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In February, Feluka's planner fills 2 full days in Lille, fitting each place around its listed opening hours and visit length. Here is that plan, day by day, in the order the planner visits them.
The opening hours behind this plan come from each place’s listing and are unverified; they may have changed, so check before you go.
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Day 1: Lille-Centre, Vieux-Lille Porte de Paris about 15 min The triumphal arch Lille built in 1686 to 1694 for Louis XIV, open air and always reachable.
What to do there See the 17th-century triumphal arch Lille-Centre Pl. Simon Vollant, 59800 Lille Best: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Lille Belfry about 60 min The 104-metre town hall belfry, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a lift up to views over the city.
What to do there Go up the belfry for panoramic views of the city Rent binoculars for the view Lille-Centre Pl. Augustin Laurent, 59000 Lille Best: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Brasserie La Chicorée about 75 min A brasserie on Place Rihour, steps from the Grand'Place, open from 7 am to 3 am or later.
What to do there Eat the onion soup gratinée Order a welsh, a bavette or a carbonnade Have the mussels and chips Sit on the covered terrace for a waffle or a drink Lille-Centre 15 Pl. Rihour, 59000 Lille Best: lunch, dinner, evening Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Gare Saint Sauveur about 75 min A former goods station reborn as a cultural and leisure space for exhibitions, concerts and films.
What to do there See an art exhibition Catch a concert or a film Go to a family event Lille-Centre 17 Bd Jean-Baptiste Lebas, 59800 Lille Best: afternoon, golden hour, dinner, evening Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille about 120 min One of the largest art museums in France, with routes of 30, 60 or 90 minutes past its key works.
What to do there Pick a 30, 60 or 90-minute route past the key works Look for works by Raphael, Donatello and Goya See the relief models of Vauban's fortified towns Take children to the Musée des enfants Lille-Centre Pl. de la République, 59000 Lille Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Estaminet Au Vieux de la Vieille about 75 min An estaminet (northern tavern) with a terrace serving regional dishes, open every day for lunch and dinner.
What to do there Order the carbonade flamande (Flemish beef stew) Try the potjevleesch Have the chicken with Maroilles cheese Stop for waffles, ice cream or crêpes between meals Vieux-Lille 2 Rue des Vieux Murs, 59800 Lille Best: lunch, dinner Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Day 2: Lille-Centre, Vieux-Lille La Vieille Bourse about 30 min The 17th-century stock exchange on the Grand'Place, with a courtyard of second-hand book stalls; free to enter.
What to do there Browse the second-hand book stalls in the courtyard Watch tango in the courtyard in summer Watch the chess players Lille-Centre Pl. du Général de Gaulle, 59000 Lille Best: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour On the map › Something wrong?
Saint-Maurice Church about 25 min A Gothic hall-church in the historic centre, built from the late 14th century to the late 19th.
What to do there Step inside the Gothic hall-church Look at the stained glass See the local 17th and 18th-century artwork Lille-Centre Parv. Saint-Maurice, 59800 Lille Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Méert about 60 min A pastry house on rue Esquermoise since 1761, known for vanilla-filled waffles, with a tea room and a restaurant.
What to do there Taste the vanilla-filled waffle Take tea in the Louis XVI-style tea room Look at the listed shopfront Have lunch in the restaurant, Tuesday to Sunday Vieux-Lille 25-27 Rue Esquermoise, 59000 Lille Best: lunch, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille Cathedral about 45 min The 19th-century Gothic Revival cathedral, with a crypt and a sacred art museum.
What to do there Go down to the crypt See the sacred art museum, with works by Warhol and Baselitz Vieux-Lille Pl. Gilleson, 59800 Lille Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Hospice Comtesse Museum about 75 min A hospital founded in 1237, now Lille's museum of art and history, in the old streets of Vieux-Lille.
What to do there See the tapestry exhibition Walk through the hospital's old living rooms Find the small garden where the nuns grew herbs See the restored Coronelli globes Vieux-Lille 32 Rue de la Monnaie, 59800 Lille Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Estaminet du Welsh about 75 min An estaminet on rue de Gand whose own page names the welsh and Flemish cooking as its specialty.
What to do there Eat a welsh, the house specialty Order the welsh burger Try the Maroilles tart Try the frikandel Vieux-Lille 45 Rue de Gand, 59800 Lille Best: lunch, dinner Website › On the map › Something wrong?
In short 2 full days, 12 places, planned for February. The app adjusts the plan to the day you go.
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