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Lille Christmas Markets
Lille is the most beautiful town located in the Northern France. Lille is the beautiful place to visit. It is situated on the Deule River near France’s border with Belgium. It is a small city but due to Eurostar connections the city now is well known and popular in Europe.
Lille Christmas Breaks By Eurostar It’s a great idea to celebrate Christmas in Lille. The best and comfortable way to reach Lille is Eurostar. Eurostar has its link with various train services, which helps you to reach Lille. Eurostar helps you to book hotels and cars on rent in Lille on very economic rates. You simply need to hop on the high-speed Eurostar London Lille train from London’s St Pancras International train station and arrive in Lille International in record time of 1hr 20min. Eurostar offers various deals, short breaks, weekend breaks, festive season breaks and city breaks. It is advised to keep close eyes on Eurostar offical website to get latest Eurostar Christmas breaks to Lille. Attractions in Lille France
Basilica of Notre de la Treille
Vauban garden in Lille
Lille Zoological Park
Citadelle Liesure Park Lille
Rihour city center
Lille Christmas market
The people of Lille with a real Christmas spirit welcome the winter season with a grand celebration. It is one of the most famous Christmas market in Europe. Lille’s Xmas market is the 1st market to open in France every year. The Lille Christmas party venue is Rihour, Center of the city. From 24th November to 30th December Lille celebrates the Christmas season. Eurostar has its direct links by which you can safely reach Rihour, Lille. Eurostar also helps you to provide cheap hotels in Lille and Lille accommodations. The market is fully decorated with lights and colors. Stalls, selling arts, local cuisine, shops, clubs, bars and pubs all look very beautiful. The crowd on streets adds to the beauty of the celebration.
Interesting part of celebration
18-meter tall Christmas tree is made and decorated. The tree looks awesome.
The artificial snow is used to cover the village, which makes the village more beautiful.
Father Christmas, in a red clothes and a bag on shoulder flies from 176 meter tall Belfry on the Chamber of Commerce and distribute sweets.
Christmas shopping in Lille Christmas is a season to enjoy heavy shopping. In Lille there are numerous shopping centers to shopping. You can buy dresses, paintings, arts, accessories, sweets and gifts. Christmas wreath gifts can be purchased from Lille. Various shopping centers are: -
Euralille Shop Center, Lille.
Wazemmes, Lille.
Faubourg des Modes, Lille.
Sebastopol Market, Lille.
Art Market des Archives.
Street market, Rihour.
There are 80 different stalls and 3900 shops during Christmas.
This way you can celebrate an exiting Christmas with Lille France.
Nightlife in Lille Lille enjoys very entertaining nightlife through out the year. But during Christmas season that entertainment becomes double. There are many pubs, clubs and bars in Lille, which makes Christmas more exiting. There are various cafés around the Rihour like:-
Bateau Lure
Café Aux Arts
Club le 30
Le Smiley
Pub Mac Ewant’s
Golden Wave
La Scala
The Pub, Lille
Meert
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