Listed as a City of Art and History in 2004, Lille has preserved numerous buildings from its past to reveal the various artistic influences it has known from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution of the 19th-century.
The Old Stock Market, founded in 1652, and the ultra-modern Euralille Towers, inaugurated in 1994, are 2 of the major landmarks of the city and well worth a visit.
Must-see sits include the Old Lille, Charles de Gaulle’s house, the Grande Braderie, the Fine Arts Museum, and the Christmas Market.