Lille

The late-19th-century building houses a satisfying number of Flemish and Dutch masters. — Travel + Leisure

For a relatively small-town venue, L’Opéra de Lille has attracted eminences from all walks of culture to its Beaux-Arts stage. — Travel + Leisure

The upper-middle-class house in which Charles de Gaulle was born in 1890 is now a museum presenting the French general and president in the context of his times. — Lonely Planet

Begun in 1924, Lille's city hall is best known for its slender, 104m-high belfry. — Lonely Planet

Manuelle Gautrand's architectural extension is like a hand wrapped around the original building, designed by Roland Simounet in 1983, and doubles the exhibition space. — Michelin Guide

This triumphal arch was built in the late 1600s to celebrate Louis XIV's conquest of Lille. — Lonely Planet

In the chancel, a statue of Notre Dame de la Treille stands over the altar. Housed in the crypt, there is a centre of contemporary sacred art showing 124 works from the Gilbert Delaine collection. — Michelin Guide

Beloved foodie space, 1.7km southwest of the tourist office in Lille's working-class quarter of Wazemmes. — Lonely Planet

Lawn, trees and rare flowers surround the tropical greenhouse. — Michelin Guide