Lille
City Guide
3rd Edition
Published on 23. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-84162-296-5 (ISBN)
Description
This guidebook won the British Guild of Travel Writers' Best Guidebook Award. Now in its third edition, it's been redesigned in keeping with Bradt's new look for its city guides with a larger portrait format, two-colour text throughout, black-and-white photos throughout, 16 pages of colour photographs and full-colour grid-referenced maps. Packed with updated information, it features at least a dozen essential new dining addresses since the last edition, as well as specialist shops, including the new Galleries Lafayette department store, hotels, museums, art galleries and nightlife venues both new and established, all presented with Laurence Phillips's trademark wit and charm.
Reviews / Votes
'Best guidebook.'The Sunday Times
'We enjoyed the guide and Laurence Phillips' quirky personal writing style. We felt this book stood out against the others for its unique writing style and you do feel that Laurence really does have a true love of France and all things French that is reflected in the content of the book. When you read it you really feel you want to visit the destination.'
Judith Chalmers OBE on presenting the British Guild of Travel Writers awards
'Entertaining and comprehensive look at Lille.'
The Observer
'Small but comprehensive, this is all you'll need.'
Food & Travel
'Excellent and handy guide.'
Living France
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-84162-296-5 (9781841622965)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Laurence Phillips is an award-winning travel writer specialising in European cities and travel guides for food lovers. He lives in the sleepy Mediterranean fishing village of Marseillan amid the vineyards of the south of France.
Content
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Preface
How to use this book
1 Contexts
Introduction, History
2 Planning
The city - a practical overview, When to visit , What to see and do, Tourist office, Tour operators, Red tape, Time, Health, Getting there and away, What to take, Money and budgeting
3 Lille for visitors with limited mobility
4 Practicalities
Banks and money matters, Communications, Tips and service, Worship
5 Local transport
Metro, trams and buses, Tour bus, Airport transfer, Taxis, Car hire, Cycling
6 Accommodation
Bon weekend - bon prix, City centre, Lille Metropole
7 Eating and drinking
Budget, Where to eat, Bistros and estaminets, Restaurants, Wine bars, Bars & cafes, creperies & tea rooms, Vegetarian
8 Nightlife, entertainment & sport
Theatre, Floor shows, Cinema, Music, Bars & clubs, Gay listings, The morning after, Golf
9 Shopping
Opening hours, Accessories, Books, Clothes and fashion, Clothes - bargains, Clothes - factory outlets, Clothes, Crafts, Florists, Food and wine, Gifts, Home, Home entertainment/music, Jewellery, Markets, Supermarkets/department stores
10 Walking tour
The walk
11 Museums and sightseeing
The unmissables, Museums, Sites and monuments, Place du General de Gaulle, Churches, Maisons Folies, Parks and gardens
12 Beyond the city
Roubaix, Seclin, Tourcoing, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Wambrechies, Also worth a visit, Hiking and biking
13 Language
French
14 Further Information
Index
Acknowledgements
Preface
How to use this book
1 Contexts
Introduction, History
2 Planning
The city - a practical overview, When to visit , What to see and do, Tourist office, Tour operators, Red tape, Time, Health, Getting there and away, What to take, Money and budgeting
3 Lille for visitors with limited mobility
4 Practicalities
Banks and money matters, Communications, Tips and service, Worship
5 Local transport
Metro, trams and buses, Tour bus, Airport transfer, Taxis, Car hire, Cycling
6 Accommodation
Bon weekend - bon prix, City centre, Lille Metropole
7 Eating and drinking
Budget, Where to eat, Bistros and estaminets, Restaurants, Wine bars, Bars & cafes, creperies & tea rooms, Vegetarian
8 Nightlife, entertainment & sport
Theatre, Floor shows, Cinema, Music, Bars & clubs, Gay listings, The morning after, Golf
9 Shopping
Opening hours, Accessories, Books, Clothes and fashion, Clothes - bargains, Clothes - factory outlets, Clothes, Crafts, Florists, Food and wine, Gifts, Home, Home entertainment/music, Jewellery, Markets, Supermarkets/department stores
10 Walking tour
The walk
11 Museums and sightseeing
The unmissables, Museums, Sites and monuments, Place du General de Gaulle, Churches, Maisons Folies, Parks and gardens
12 Beyond the city
Roubaix, Seclin, Tourcoing, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Wambrechies, Also worth a visit, Hiking and biking
13 Language
French
14 Further Information
Index