General public Groups Professionals Press
 
ACCESS & TRANSPORT DISCOVER LILLE GUIDED VISITS YOUR STAY RESTAURANTS GOING OUT BOOKING LINKS FAQ

NEWSLETTER
Register and discover Lille's main events !
 

LILLE CITY TOUR
Every day, every hour, all year round! Nothing is more pleasant than travelling around the city...
 

CONGRESS
If you are taking part in a congress, we can help you to book your hotel room.
 

VISIT THE BELFRY
Discover Lille from a unique point of view....
 
 
 

HOME \ GUIDED VISITS \ For individuals

   
  The essentials!  
 The City Tour (in English)
 

Every day, every hour, all year long!
What could be nicer than to tour the city comfortably seated in a minibus?
Equipped with an audiovisual system in 8 languages (French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Japanese), the City Tour offers views of the city’s main sites and monuments, from its origins to the most modern districts.

Every hour from November to March from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm (except at 1.00 pm) and from April to October from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm.

Duration : 50 minutes
Full price: 10€
Students, people under 18 and jobseekers: 8€

Free for children under 6
Free with City Pass

The minibus is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible.

Click here to make your reservation.
 
 Old Lille (English walking tour)
 

<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->This itinerary allows the discovery of the city's heritage, history and lifestyle through its main sites and monuments. These include the Palais Rihour, the Vieille Bourse, the Cathedral Notre-Dame de la Treille and the Hospice Comtesse; the buildings show the architectural diversity of the city.

Saturdays throughout the year at 10.15 am.
Departure from the Tourist Office, Place Rihour.

Duration : 2h
Full price: 9€
Reduced price : 7,50€
Free for children under 6
Free with
City Pass

Click here to make your reservation.
 
 The Town Hall Belfry (in French only)
 

Completed in 1931 and listed as a World Heritage Site since 2005, the Town Hall Belfry dominates Lille from its height of 104 metres, thus providing the ideal vantage point for admiring the city and its surrounding areas. 

Saturday and Sunday at 10.30 am and 11.30 am.

Departure from the foot of the belfry. Pre-register at the Lille Tourist Office.

Duration : 1h
Full price: 6€
Students, people under 18 and jobseekers: 4,50€
Free for children under 6

The belfry is not accessible for those with reduced mobility. There are 100 steps to climb before having access to the lift.

Click here to make your reservation.
 
  Special tour (in English)  
 Flanders battefields coach tour Lille - Ypres - Lille
 

Some of the most important battles of the WWI took place around Ypres.
This tour is designed to save you the hassle of getting to Ypres by train or taxi, and it gives you an overview of the Ypres Salient 1914-18.
You'll discover the main sites surrounding Ieper : battlefields in the Messines aera, monuments, memorials, cemeteries... including Essex Farm cemetery (site of the creation of the poem "in Flanders Field" by John McCrae), Bozinghe (tranchees), Langemark (German cemetery), Tyne Cot cemetery (the largest and most impressive Commonwealth military cemetery). You'll also see the centre of Ypres.
A "Memory" that will be told by your guide.
It is close to Lille and it is there to be discovered!

Every Saturday from April 4th to December 12th 2009 (except August 15th - September 5th and 19th 2009):
Departure in front of the Lille Tourist Office (Palais Rihour - Place Rihour) at 1.30 pm - Return at Place de la République at 5.30 pm

Price : 35€ / person
Bookings are required : +33 359 579 400 or billetterie@lilletourism.com
 
Contact us  | Newsletter