City Guide — Editorial — Hello Lille ! Welcome to the heart of Europe, in a lively and generous metropolis. Come and share the various experiences that set the tempo to the life of a multifaceted destination. You will find our architectural and historical heritage and our gastronomic treasures. Cultural activities, Museums, city-centres, parks and gardens, shopping, congress and business centres… Everything has been done for you to spend exceptional, sometimes surprizing or even prestigious moments! We are fully proud to organise events which reputation goes far beyond our borders and we wait for you to be, with us, the heart of cultural or sport headlines. And let’s not forget people: all those who will receive you to make you appreciate a unique way of life and an atmosphere beyond compare: that of street festivals, country estaminets or city-centres. What can you visit? How can you travel? Where can you get information? This guide will answer your questions and will enable you to enjoy your doubtlessly unforgettable stay as much as possible. Then, you will certainly want to come back, with family and friends. You will surely feel like sharing what you discovered here afterwards. And say, like we do, Hello Lille ! Damien Castelain President of Lille European Metropolis Summary — P. 04 - 09 #helloculture — P. 10 - 13 #hellovisit — P. 14 - 15 #hellonature — P. 16 #hellonightlife — P. 17 Beers and Breweries — P. 18 - 19 #helloshopping — P. 20 - 21 #helloexhibitions — P. 22 - 23 #hellotourism — P. 24 - 27 #hellopracticalinfo 03 #helloculture The LaM, Lille Metropole museum of modern art, contemporary and outsider art, Come and discover the largest outsider art collection in France, the only museum in Europe to associate modern art, contemporary art and outsider art in one stunning panorama. - 1 allée du Musée in Villeneuve d’Ascq — Pont de Bois (metro line 1) + Liane 6 (bus), LaM (bus stop) — Fort de Mons (metro line 2) + Liane 6, LaM (bus stop) Open every day except on Mondays 10 : 00 am > 06 : 00 pm Collection Prices : 7 € / 5 € www.musee-lam.fr Le Palais des Beaux-Arts In a fantastic 19th century building, you can find a comprehensive overview of european artistic movements from the 12th to the 20th century. - Place de la République | Lille — République (line 1) On Mondays 02: 00 pm > 06: 00 pm From Wednesdays to Sundays 10: 00 am > 06: 00 Prices: 7 € / 4 € / Reduced rate for all from 04 : 30 pm on weekdays www.pba-lille.fr 04 La Piscine Dive into the most beautiful pool in France ! Imagine: a former municipal Art Deco swimming-pool which has now been turned into a museum, showing the most beautiful modern sculptures of the 19th and 20th centuries. - 23 rue de l’Espérance | Roubaix — Gare J. Lebas or Grand’Place (métro line 2) From Tuesday to Thursday 11: 00 am > 06: 00 pm On Fridays 11: 00 am > 08: 00 pm Saturdays and Sundays 01: 00 pm > 06: 00 pm Prices: 9 € / 6 € www.roubaix-lapiscine.com La Villa Cavrois A masterpiece created by the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens, the villa Cavrois, a modern manifesto, symbolises the 20th century creation. It was built in 1929 ordered by Paul Cavrois, a great Roubaix textile industrialist. - 60 avenue Kennedy | Croix Tramway direction Roubaix Stop at Villa Cavrois Open every day Except on Mondays 10: 00 am > 06: 00 pm Prices : 8 € / 6.5 € www.villa-cavrois.fr GOOD DEAL ! At the ticket offices of la Villa Cavrois and la Piscine, you can benefit from the twinned Ticket which will enable you to combine the visit of those both flagship museums !. → Price: 15,5 € 05 Le MUba Eugène Leroy set up in a former private mansion of the 19th century, the MUba makes contemporary art speak with the art of the previous centuries, living art, visual art, while a particular attention is paid to painting and particularly to painter Eugène Leroy work (1910 - 2000). - 2 rue Paul Doumer - Tourcoing — Tourcoing centre (métro line 2) Tramway direction Tourcoing stop at Tourcoing centre Open every day except on Tuesdays 01: 00 pm > 06: 00 pm Prices: 5.5 € / 3 € www.muba-tourcoing.fr Le Musée d’Histoire Naturelle The Natural History Museum Come and discover the story of earth, life and very first human-beings, to understand the phenomena that have shaped our landscapes and made the Northern part of France a coal area. Children will follow their investigation-pathway to understand biodiversity issues or they will walk in the foodsteps of Darwin. - 19 rue de Bruxelles - Lille — Lille Grand Palais (métro line 2) Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 09: 30 am > 05: 00 pm Saturdays and Sundays 10: 00 am > 06: 00 pm Prices: 3.60 € / 2.60 € www.mhn.lille.fr 06 The Battle of Fromelles Museum On 19th and 20th July 1916, more than 8.500 - Australian, British and German soldiers – died, were wounded or were missing during the Fromelles Battle. Come and visit the Museum which mixes archeological and scientific techniques, history and destiny of soldiers related to the Fromelles Battle. - Rue de la Basse Ville - Fromelles — Oscar Lambret (line 1) + bus 235 - stop Mairie de Fromelles Open every day except on Tuesdays 9: 30 am > 05: 30 Pm Prices: 6.5 € / 4 € www.musee-bataille-fromelles.fr Belfrys Belfrys are the symbol of our location. These stone giants are now listed in the UNESCO world heritage. Come and see the most beautiful perspectives to Mont des Flandres and mining heaps. - The Lille Belfry / 104 meters high Place Roger Salengro — Mairie de Lille (line 2) Open every day 10: 00 am > 01: 00 pm and 02: 00 pm > 05: 30 pm Prices: 7.5 € Free access for children under 6 years old www.lilletourism.com The Belfry of Armentières / 67 meters high 3.50 € / adults 1 € / children from 6 to 12 years Open from April to October 33, rue de Lille - Armentières www.armentieres.fr/tourisme 07 Charles de Gaulle Birth Place Charles de Gaulle was born in that 18th century middle-class house, as a child, he used to like spending time in Lille to his grand-mother’s place. Stories and legends and photo exhibitions will describe the life of this parisian child from Lille. - 9 rue Princesse - Lille — Esplanade (line 1) From Wednesday to Saturday 10: 00 am > 12: 00 pm and 02: 00 pm > 05: 00 pm Sunday 01: 30 pm > 05: 00 pm Prices: 6 € / 3 € www.charles-de-gaulle.org The Hospice Comptesse Museum You enter the museum as if you were getting into a period Flemish home. With 17th century furniture, tableware pieces, still lifes and vanitas: you can find it all as well as the curative aspect of the Hospice Comptesse as it also had its own chemistry. - 32 rue de la Monnaie - Lille Bus 14 or navette Vieux Lille stop: Lion d’Or On Mondays 02: 00 pm > 06: 00 pm From Wednesday to Sunday 10: 00 am > 06: 00 pm Prices: 3.70 € / 2.60 € / Free for children under 12 years 08 Le Fresnoy National Studio of Contemporary Art When it was created, the Fresnoy was meant for people looking for recreation, the Fresnoy is a training, creation and distribution centre. A high-level Audiovisual artistic training school, the Fresnoy offers major exhibitions, cinema programming, concerts and shows - 22 rue du Fresnoy — Alsace (line 2) On Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays 02: 00 pm > 07: 00 pm On Fridays and Saturdays 02: 00 pm > 08: 00 pm Prices: 4 € / 3 € www.lefresnoy.net Arab World Institute Tourcoing The Tourcoing Arab World Institute contributes to the promotion, dissemination and understanding of arab world cultures in the région Hauts-de-France by programing exhibitions, conferences, living performances and educational actions. - 9 rue Gabriel Péri - 59200 Tourcoing — Colbert (line 2) On Tuesdays 01: 00 pm > 06: 00 pm From Wednesdays to Sundays 10: 00 pm > 06: 00 pm Closed on Mondays www.ima-tourcoing.fr 23 09 La Manufacture, Museum of memory and textile creation In an authentic industrial setting, discover the iconic textile adventure of a whole metropolis, from its origins to tomorrow: the sound of machines plunges the visitor into the world of textile factories of the last centu- ry, and tells the close links woven between social, technical and urban histories. - 29 av. Julien Lagache | Roubaix — or Tram – Eurotéléport then Liane 3 dir Leers, stop Fraternité. Tuesday to Sunday, from 2 pm to 6 pm Guided tours 2 pm, 3 pm & 4 pm Full price 6 € / Reduced price 4 € lamanufacture-roubaix.com Fort de Seclin The rich collection and beautiful site of the Fort de Seclin will allow you to share an exceptional mo- ment of discovery. At the heart of a plain of 100 hectares, this wooded peninsula reveals a cathedral of 4.5 million bricks, covered with a roof of 5 hectares. An unusual architec- ture, atypical, between heaven and earth, and firmly anchored in the regional heritage - Chemin du fort | Seclin Start of the guided tours: Weekends at 3 pm Starting Apr. until 11th Nov. Group by appointment starting from 5 people, from Monday to Sunday. Admission fee : 6 € (children from 6 to 15 : 4 €). Closed on holidays www.fortseclin.com 10 #helloexpos — From nov. 4 until nov. 11 2019 : Festival Bière à Lille (BAL) The beer and beer culture festival of the Lille metropolis. A series of fun events in bars, restaurants and public places that create bridges between the world of beer and the one of culture, heritage and — From Sept. 20 2019 gastronomy. www.bierealille.com to Jan. 06 2020 Le rêve d’être artiste From Albrecht Dürer to Wim — From Oct.