Lille is northern France’s capital of gastronomy and home to one of France’s best art collections, so it’s an ideal city to add on en route to or from another Inntravel holiday in France. You’ll stay in a well located hotel of character.
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15kg CO₂e per person, excluding travel
Nights
2
Accommodation
Centrally located hotel
Meals
Breakfast every day
Price
On request
Travel
None included
Start
Any day
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The season for this holiday is:
01 March 2023 - 31 October 2023
Lille
Whatever your interest – art, architecture, gastronomy or shopping – Lille, France’s fifth largest city, has something for everyone. What’s more, it is one of Europe’s most dynamic and interesting cities, meaning that, rather than simply passing through en route to a holiday further afield, it is well worth spending some time in the city.
Whether you are amongst the crowds in the Grand’Place on your way to the wonderful Vieille Bourse, admiring the superb art collections at the Musée d’Art Moderne and the Palais des Beaux Arts, or shopping in the futuristic Euralille retail complex, you will love the vibrancy and culture.
Despite Lille’s modernity, its traditional restaurants and bistros still remain in the alleyways and small squares of the old town; indeed, you can enjoy some of the best cuisine in northern France here.
Gallery
City square
Al fresco dining
Hotel restaurant
Sightseeing
The key to Inntravel holidays is flexibility. You can start on the day of your choice, and are free to add extra nights.
Explore the city
The Grand’Place & beyond
The Grand’Place & beyond
Lille’s focal point, lined with gabled, Flemish-style mansions and pavement cafés, is the Grand’Place. The east side of the square is dominated by one of Lille’s greatest landmarks, the lavishly ornate Vieille Bourse (old Stock Exchange), a blend of Flemish and French influences whose arcaded central courtyard now houses flower and book stalls. In the adjacent square, the Place du Théâtre, are examples of Flemish Renaissance architecture with Baroque flourishes as well as another landmark, the Opéra, boasting a beautifully sculpted façade. North of these two great squares stretches the Old Quarter (Vieux Lille), an intriguing and atmospheric maze of cobbled streets and alleys lined with red-brick terraced buildings that house restaurants, bistros and chic boutiques. Within this labyrinth are the cathedral, with its unusual translucent marble façade completed in 1999, and the house in which Charles de Gaulle was born, now a museum dedicated to his life. All of these sites can be reached on foot – one of Lille’s many charms – as can the superbly preserved, star-shaped citadel.
Art Treasures
Palais des Beaux Arts & more
Palais des Beaux Arts & more
Another of the city’s great treasures is the 19th-century Palais des Beaux Arts, second only to the Louvre. Housing some 2,000 paintings, it boasts numerous works by Flemish artists such as Rubens and Van Dyck, as well as Gustave Courbet’s Afternoon in Ornans (the first great Realist painting), a collection of models of fortified towns by Vauban, and France’s second largest archive of drawings, including 30 by Raphaël. Also in the city centre, L'Hospice Comtesse houses more paintings by Flemish artists, while the Museum of Modern Art is set in a large sculpture park on the outskirts of the city and boasts a collection of works by, among others, Braque, Picasso, Modigliani, Miró and Klee.
Accommodation
The hotel is ideally located for exploring the city. To reach it from Lille Europe station, we recommend travelling by taxi, which should take 10-15 minutes and cost around 7€ (pay locally).
Your stay is on a bed-and-breakfast basis; we provide suggestions for where to eat out in the documentation that we send you prior to your holiday.
Grand Hotel Bellevue
With one façade forming part of the great Flemish square, the Bellevue could not be more central for all the main delights of Lille, both in the Old Town and the newer districts. Behind the classic 18th-century frontage lie a grand, marble-floored reception area and 61 smartly furnished bedrooms offering quality, comfortable accommodation. Have breakfast in your room or in the stylish 'Salon Vivaldi'.
Meal arrangements: breakfast only
Facilities
Bar
Wifi
Air conditioning
Lift
Prices
If you are considering spending a night or two in Lille en route to your Inntravel holiday, please contact us, giving the dates and duration of your intended stay, and we will be happy to provide a quotation.
What is included
2 nights
2 breakfasts
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