Lille market days: a local’s guide to shopping like a Lilloise

Lille market days: a local’s guide to shopping like a Lilloise

Lille doesn’t do its shopping in supermarkets, not really. From the Sunday roar of Wazemmes to the quiet cobbles of Vieux-Lille and the yearly chaos of the Braderie, its markets carry the city’s actual rhythm, fresh food, old books, secondhand finds, and...
The History of the Tour de France Grand Départ

The History of the Tour de France Grand Départ

Grand Départ LilleFirst run in 1906, the Paris-Lille stage was a traditional curtain-raiser for the Tour de France.It was run on seven occasions on routes that were every bit as testing as Paris-Roubaix in the modern era! This was backed up by Georges Speicher’s stage...