Winter stroll in Lille, France

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3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Lille, northern France. We are a few kilometers away from the Belgian border, in a city with unique history, architecture, and traditions, a city that has survived sieges, occupation, economic upheaval through the centuries, to emerge more beautiful, more powerful, and more dynamic than most.
Come and join Véro on a stroll around Lille's cobbled streets, in "le Vieux Lille," all the way to the historic center of town, la Grand' Place.
To see Lille shine at night on December 31, 2020, watch the live stroll replay here: • Lille, the shining sta...
Read more about Lille in this detailed story I published in January 2020.
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Lille (you heard it here first,) is one of the most memorable day - or weekend trips you will take from Paris!
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Пікірлер: 40

@DeanRamser 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Lille is breathtaking. And it is so close to everything! Nice Looks beautiful. It reminds me of Redondo Beach in Southern California. Nantes looks interesting too. I love the sharing of visual information via KZfaq!! Thank you!!

@mdte5421 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh.. I’m a Torontonian who moved to Lille for 2 years. I took a 2 year sabatical and moved there.. I went to IESEG grad school at my old age . I just loved the North ( Lille , even lievin, lens, arras ).. I miss it. Thanks for the memory lane !!

@francewithvero 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is a very endearing region in France.

@tinabolesful5184 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting no music over the top. blessing to you

@sacroyalty 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, it was very informative!!

@Amibalani 2 жыл бұрын

I visited Lille in 2010. I found the city to be very beautiful and the buildings were so easy on the eye. I want to go again. Allez France.

@SuiteMonteCarlo 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, very clear and well narrated

@therealjasonbilyeu Жыл бұрын

My family was from Lille and fled during the Huguenot massacres in mid 1600’s

@francewithvero Жыл бұрын

That was a long time ago. Have you had a chance to visit Lille and walk in your ancestors' footsteps?

@Relaxedwalker4k 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite city.

@geeboom Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the lovely tour of Lille. I never knew it was this beautiful. I lived in Amsterdam from the 70s to the mid 80s. Somehow I had the misconception that Lille, or Rijssel as its original Flemish name is, was a dump half-way on the road to Paris. I must confess I was wrong. The parts you've shown remind me of Brussels. As I write this it's early 2023 and Covid is almost behind us. Funny to see this beautiful city in the early stages of this pandemic. Greeting from Curaçao in the Caribbean.

@francewithvero Жыл бұрын

You are not entirely wrong. Northern France and the area around Lille used to be a pretty depressed area. It took them a while to bounce back after the French government shut down coal mining industry in these parts. Lille has been a vibrant city for over a decade now, and many visitors (and expats) have re-discovered it. A bientôt.

@samirsamir8235 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo madame ppur ce travail et surtout que j'aime beaucoup Lille👍👍👍

@francewithvero 3 жыл бұрын

Merci Samir!

@Domaybie 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@monamelanson9649 3 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup for this daytime tour of Lille. It is beautiful by day and by night!

@MarthaReynolds 3 жыл бұрын

Lille is lovely. It does look like Belgium, doesn’t it? So pretty.

@philbriggs5807 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Veronique for a great video and a wonderful refresher of my month staying in Lille back in 2010. I gave it a most enthusiastic Like, I've subscribed, and am now also following on FB. I will explore more French cities through your vids until I can explore them in person. I'm rather keen to return to Lille. Cheers, Phil.

@francewithvero Жыл бұрын

Thank you for joining me in Lille, Phil. What's not to like (except the weather, possibly) in that part of France? I am planning to return myself before the end of the year. Thank you for subscribing here and on Facebook. France with Vero has a brand-new website you might enjoy discovering too. Link: francewithvero.com/ -- A bientôt

@philbriggs5807 Жыл бұрын

@@francewithvero it was the month of February that I spent there and I found the weather a pleasant change from an Australian February! I'd happily return in winter again although I think I could enjoy Lille at any time of year.

@melvaoconnor 3 жыл бұрын

Merci Vero. As always informative and captivating

@marshamotzkus2652 3 жыл бұрын

Yummy love pastry. Interesting city. Happy New Year 🎉

@432dc 3 жыл бұрын

Merci, Véro!

@lydiabalizet-vol167 2 жыл бұрын

Vero, thanks for sharing ! I feel like being in France. Merci

@francewithvero 2 жыл бұрын

Avec plaisir Lydia!

@babsr8479 3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely little village. Definitely a Dutch feel to alot of the architecture.

@jeanvandenberghe6664 2 жыл бұрын

Yes ,it is a very very little village of 1,1million inhabitants !

@leseize26 Жыл бұрын

Village ???????

@ChantaltheFrency Жыл бұрын

Not Dutch but Belgian feel

@leseize26 Жыл бұрын

@@ChantaltheFrency DUTCH (belgian is not a style) and some parts are spanish

@ChantaltheFrency Жыл бұрын

@@leseize26 these are the style of the area, different from the Dutch style there are a little simular offcourse but many differences between Dutch and Belgian (more specific Flanders). Ps I live in Lille France and that's called: the Flanders of France, because of the Flemish feel. We never speak about 'Dutch style' always Belgian or Flemish feel/ architecture. Ps some aritecture is French. Mix between French and Flemish architecture

@vicavirosenzweig418 3 жыл бұрын

Great mini-tour, thank you! I am surprised to see a 'Carhartt" boutique on Le Pelletier -- here in upper CA that brand is considered for working class red-staters. They seem to be trying to reach higher. :-)

@francewithvero 3 жыл бұрын

French Bobos love that brand! ;-) The North Face was also there!