Lose yourself in Lille Discovering Lille’s Hidden Corners Step off the Eurostar and into another world. Get lost wandering the old town of Lille, its pebbled laneways, secret passages and hidden cafes. Experience a different take on French art de vivre and a unique ambiance dating from Lille’s history as part of French Flanders. Lively Lille combines heritage, culture and great food, making it ideal for a city break from London. Wander the atmospheric old town and fall off the beaten track following secret passages or captivating street art (follow the laneway off Rue de Weppes – a medieval lane that carried a water channel–). Other quirky sights are the stone angels denoting the divisions between houses on Rue de la Bourse, and the cannonballs embedded in the walls of 17th-century houses on the Rang du Beauregard, bearing witness to the Austrian attack of 1792. At the entrance to Lille Zoo, you’ll even find France’s only monument to carrier pigeons – in memory of birds, and pigeon-keepers, who lost their lives in World War I.