Flemish-French border town with grand braderies
France's northern Flemish-flavored city — Grand-Place's Bourse façade, the Palais des Beaux-Arts (2nd-biggest museum in France), and the world's biggest flea market every September.




Walk old town; metro fast; Eurostar from London 80 min.
Visit during Braderie de Lille (1st weekend Sept) — biggest flea market in Europe.
Very safe.
Rue de Solférino bars; Vieux Lille wine bars.