Lille
Capital of the Hauts-de-France région, Lille may be France's most underrated metropolis. Recent decades have seen the country's fourth-largest city (by greater urban area) transform from an industrial centre into a glittering cultural and commercial hub. Highlights include its enchanting old town with magnificent French and Flemish architecture, renowned art museums, stylish shopping, outstanding cuisine, a nightlife scene bolstered by 67,000 university students, and some 1600 designers in its environs.
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- Attraction in LilleCitadelle de Lille
- Attraction in LillePalais des Beaux Arts
- Attraction in LilleLa Piscine – Musée d'Art et d'Industrie
- Attraction in LilleVieille Bourse
- Attraction in LilleChambre de Commerce
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- Attraction in LilleLe Tripostal
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