Lille Hostels - Hostel List for Lille, France

Is it French or is it Flemish? It is hard for the visitor to decide when visiting Lille, which has been officially part of France for 350 years but still (in its centre at any rate) retains the ambience of the medieval wool towns of Flanders. The historic core of Vieux Lille is filled with grand architecture and cobble-stoned streets and squares, with a Grand Place reminiscent of both Brussels and Amsterdam.

This confusion of cultures does not detract from this bright and beautiful city, set in the north of France, which was capital of Flanders during the Middle Ages. With the advent of the Eurostar fast train service from London, Lille, a major stop on the route to Paris, has revived as a weekend break destination, and has plenty to offer longer-term tourists who arrive at its international airport as well.

Vigorous shopping takes location along its commercial thoroughfares, and some attractive sights beckon visitors, like the neo-Gothic Notre Damme de la Treille Cathedral, and the Hospice Comtesse, a former hospital housing a museum of Flemish art, furniture and ceramics. Many visitors, though, are here for the beer. The best Belgian beers are on tap and served up in most of the popular bars, to wash down the delicious local cuisine, centred on seafood and rich sauces. If your main aim is to eat, drink and make merry in a historic environment, Lille is the location to be.

Those whose taste runs beyond cuisine to art will also find a feast here, with Monet and Renoir being permanent tenants at the Musee des Beaux-Arts, and works by Picasso, Braques and Derains along with more modernistic marvels are on display at the Musee dArt Moderne in the suburb of Villeneuve dAscq just outside the city.

The best thing about Lille is that its local populace is not only welcoming, but adept at enjoying life, as can be witnessed by visiting any of the many bars and bistros (known as estaminets) in this fun city, which belies its reputation as the grim northerly cousin of pretty Paris.

This is the complete list of Lille hostels and other types of cheap accommodation such as cheap hotels, B&B s and guest houses in Lille, France which you can book online free now with Hostel Bookers.

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The Nord Hotel, located on the main boulevard close to the centre of Lille will welcome you in the French way with courtesy and efficiency...

Welcome to Le Jardin dAlix Bed and Breakfast in Lille. The house is located in the most exclusive garden of Lille...

The square House is an old private mansion of the beginning of the XXme century surrounded by a large garden with some streets of the center town of Lille. Charmed, elegant and calms area...