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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...

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