Photos: Benjamin Smith, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Velvet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Gzen92, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Benjamin Smith, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Velvet, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Gzen92, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Plan your Lille weekend, block by block
Your local guide
Antoine Caron
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Highlights
- A weekend route built around your pace
- The old town and citadel, fitted into two days
- A realistic plan, not a long list
- Timing worked out before you arrive
- Lille sorted block by block
About this tour
This short planning call is built for anyone with a single weekend in Lille and unsure how to fit everything in. Antoine talks through the old town, the citadel park and the Grand Place depending on your interests and pace. It ends with a short, realistic route rather than a long list.
The call opens with Antoine asking what kind of weekend you want, packed or relaxed. He works out a route with you directly rather than reading from a script, and sends a written plan afterwards.
It suits anyone who prefers arriving with a route already set. It works especially well before a first visit to the city.
Included
- A 30-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Lille, recommendations, or just questions.
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Your weekend plan 17 min
Antoine asks what interests you most and builds a short, realistic route through the old town, the citadel park and the Grand Place depending on how much time you have.
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Your questions 5 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in Paris time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Lille: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. This is a planning call rather than a walk.
Times shown in Paris time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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