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Things to do in Lille

6 activity ideas, with how long they take, an indicative price and the best time of day. Best time to visit: from May to September.

Things to do

  1. The Grand-Place and the Vieille Bourse

    Gilded Flemish facades, and secondhand booksellers and chess players in the Bourse courtyard. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Culture and historyMonument1 hr 30 minFreebest in the morning

  2. The Palais des Beaux-Arts

    Rubens, Goya, Delacroix, and in the basement the relief maps of the fortified towns of the North. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Culture and historyMuseum2 hr 30 min≈ €12best in the morning

  3. La Piscine in Roubaix

    An Art Deco swimming pool turned museum: the sculptures line the pool beneath the stained glass. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Culture and historyMuseum2 hr 30 min≈ €11best in the afternoon

  4. Old Lille and its estaminets

    Brick-paved streets, and a welsh rarebit or potjevleesch served with a beer from the North. On Wikipedia (in French)

    FoodRelaxation2 hr 30 min≈ €25best in the evening

  5. Vauban’s citadel and the Bois de Boulogne

    A Vauban star fort still used by the army, and the park around it on the banks of the Deûle. On Wikipedia (in French)

    Nature and sceneryPark2 hrFreebest in the afternoon

  6. Wazemmes market

    On Sunday mornings, three hundred stalls, brick market halls and an accordion in the middle. On Wikipedia (in French)

    ShoppingMarket2 hrFreebest in the morning

When to go

The most pleasant months in Lille: from May to September, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in May, where to go in June, where to go in July, where to go in August, where to go in September.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

The climate in Lille, month by month
MonthHighLowRainy days
January7 °C / 45 °F1 °C / 34 °F14
February9 °C / 48 °F3 °C / 37 °F10
March12 °C / 54 °F4 °C / 39 °F14
April15 °C / 59 °F6 °C / 43 °F14
May ideal19 °C / 66 °F9 °C / 48 °F11
June ideal23 °C / 73 °F13 °C / 55 °F7
July ideal23 °C / 73 °F14 °C / 57 °F15
August ideal24 °C / 75 °F14 °C / 57 °F10
September ideal21 °C / 70 °F12 °C / 54 °F11
October16 °C / 61 °F10 °C / 50 °F13
November11 °C / 52 °F6 °C / 43 °F12
December9 °C / 48 °F4 °C / 39 °F11

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget
€55
Mid-range
€105
Comfort
€200

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Train
1 kg
Bus
19 kg

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

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Type C, E, 230 V
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