Lille

Overview

To many people Lille sounds like a boring, industrial, coal mining town. Are they in for a suprise! Lille has got a vey nice historic centre, with old houses and mansions that look like those of Brussels or Amsterdam , it's got narrow streets with nice bars and restaurants and it is very much alive.

Although the North of France still suffers high unemployemnt rates, this region is getting back to its feet. Lille is becoming an important regional hub again, with fast trains connecting it to Brussels , Paris and London . Lille has been designated a "European City of Culture" for 2004.

History