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July 5

Lille-Métropole

After setting off from Copenhagen in 2022, Bilbao in 2023 and Florence in 2024, the Tour de France will set off from the metropolis in 2025. Four stages will start from the region, and the riders will cross the metropolis on two stages, the first Lille Métropole - Lille Métropole and the third Valenciennes - Dunkerque.
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The Tour will set off from the capital of Flanders on July 5 and, for this first stage, will pass through 15 communes of the Lille European Metropolis. Five communes are involved in stage 3 on July 7, 2025.

There's always something to do in the Lille metropolis. For outings with family, friends or even on your own, the metropolis offers a variety of tourist activities and many ideas for walks, bike rides, along the waterways that gave it its name, in this metropolis that is both urban and rural. Whether you're looking to go out, discover museums or visit craft breweries, stroll through the city and be surprised by the diversity of heritage sites that reflect its eventful history, get some fresh air in a park or take a dip in a swimming pool, the Lille metropolis offers you an embarrassment of riches. It's up to you to find the perfect outing for everyone!

The European Metropolis of Lille has all the assets of a major tourist destination: its location at a strategic crossroads of Europe, its enviable accessibility by train or plane, the diversity of its offer, its natural landscapes, its cultural capital, its historical and architectural heritage, mean that it is welcoming more and more congress participants and visitors from France and abroad - 11,000 a day by 2024.

It's up to you to find the perfect outing for everyone! Visit theOffice de tourisme métropolitain website to plan your stay.

METROPOLITAN MUSEUMS ARE READY TO WELCOME YOU!
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METROPOLITAN MUSEUMS ARE READY TO WELCOME YOU!

Looking for culture? Our museums are open to you.

Consult our agenda

There's always something to see, experience and share in the 95 communes of the metropolis.

Ask for the program!

Fiesta: lille3000's new festive season

The metropolis is transformed into a bubbling cultural laboratory: parades, exhibitions, participatory projects and shows will set the region abuzz with collective effervescence! Come and rediscover the sense of celebration at the heart of Lille's culture.

Consult the Fiesta agenda

Héritage bière: France's first brewery tourism label

In collaboration with thirty-five breweries in the metropolitan area, the MEL has created "Héritage bière", a quality label for visitors to identify the region's craft breweries that offer tourist facilities. A first in France.

This brewery tourism label has a graphic identity based on the codes of beer (hops, water and barley), and its objective is specified through the notions of "encounter, discovery and sharing". The aim is to make brewery sites open to visitors more visible, and to enable our brewing culture to be shared more widely.

> Find out more about France's 1st brewery tourism label

The City Pass, the key to sightseeing

Getting ready to visit the Lille European Metropolis? The City Pass is your roadmap, valid for 24, 48 or 72 consecutive hours, depending on the package you choose (from €22 without transport/24 hours to €45 for the 72-hour version, including transport)! It gives you access to the destination's must-see sites and visits ( LaM in Villeneuve d'Ascq, La Piscine in Roubaix, the Belfry, the Palais des Beaux-Arts and the Hospice Comtesse in Lille, the Lille City Tour, the Institut du Monde Arabe and the MUba in Tourcoing, La Villa Cavrois in Croix, etc.).

The City Pass is a product designed for individual customers. Some services are seasonal, so please check with theOffice de Tourisme de la Métropole Lille, tel: +33 (0)3 59 57 94 00.

> All the information

The Natural Spaces of the MEL

The Natural Spaces of the MEL

In 2025, the Espaces Naturels de la MEL are joining forces with Fiesta for a season dedicated to gathering and sharing. Like sport, festivity is rooted in our territory's DNA: exchanges, cohesion, effervescence - all traits that set metropolitans apart. This season, more than 200 events are on offer across the metropolis to celebrate nature, raise awareness of our rich biodiversity and encourage a new dynamic between festivities and ecological transition.

> Find out more

 

An innovative, sustainable destination

Lille Metropole is a destination of choice for tourists and event organizers sensitive to sustainable development and in search of inspiring experiences. Lille Metropole has now been awarded the "Destination Innovante et Durable" (Innovative and Sustainable Destination) label, reaffirming its commitment to creating an environment where tourism respects the environment's balance, by involving all tourism stakeholders in virtuous practices.

Lille Métropole's exemplary status is further enhanced by its excellent rail links and remarkable accessibility of business venues by sustainable transport.

A platform for offsetting the carbon impact of your trip has been set up by the MEL with France congrès événement and the Fondation de Lille, so you can make your contribution to a solidarity project to help disadvantaged people go on vacation, or support a low-carbon agricultural project.

> Consult the map of professionals involved in the label by following this link

> Find out more

Stage 1 route: Lille Métropole - Lille Métropole

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