A week in Lille, France

Seven days in Lille, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille. 31 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de LilleMuseum · On the map
  2. Synagogue de LilleSynagogue · 0.2 km on from Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille · On the map
  3. Palais des Beaux-Arts de LilleMuseum · 0.4 km on from Synagogue de Lille · On the map
  4. Saint-Maurice churchTemple or shrine · 0.7 km on from Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille · On the map
  5. Lille CathedralCathedral · 0.6 km on from Saint-Maurice church · On the map
  6. Collégiale Saint-Pierre de LilleTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Lille Cathedral · On the map

6 stops, about 2.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

  1. Paris GateMonument · On the map
  2. Saint-Étienne, LilleTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Paris Gate · On the map
  3. place du Général-de-GaulleSquare · 0.3 km on from Saint-Étienne, Lille · On the map
  4. Hospice ComtesseMuseum · 0.5 km on from place du Général-de-Gaulle · On the map
  5. Birthplace of Charles de GaulleMuseum · 0.6 km on from Hospice Comtesse · On the map
  6. Zoologic park de LilleZoo or aquarium · 1.2 km on from Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle · On the map

6 stops, about 3.5 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

  1. Messines Ridge (New Zealand) MemorialMonument · On the map
  2. Messines Ridge British CemeteryMonument · Next to Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial · On the map
  3. Saint Nicholas' ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Messines Ridge British Cemetery · On the map
  4. Island of Ireland Peace ParkMonument · 0.6 km on from Saint Nicholas' Church · On the map

4 stops, about 1.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

  1. Australian Memorial ParkMonument · On the map
  2. V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and MemorialMonument · 0.2 km on from Australian Memorial Park · On the map
  3. Le Trou Aid Post CemeteryMonument · 0.7 km on from V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial · On the map

3 stops, about 0.9 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

  1. Palais RihourPalace · On the map
  2. Column of the GoddessMonument · 0.2 km on from Palais Rihour · On the map
  3. Parc MatissePark · 0.8 km on from Column of the Goddess · On the map

3 stops, about 0.9 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

  1. Spanbroekmolen British CemeteryMonument · On the map
  2. Lone Tree CemeteryMonument · 0.6 km on from Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery · On the map
  3. RE Farm CemeteryMonument · 0.8 km on from Lone Tree Cemetery · On the map

3 stops, about 1.4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

  1. Berks Cemetery ExtensionMonument · On the map
  2. Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) CemeteryMonument · 0.1 km on from Berks Cemetery Extension · On the map
  3. Rifle House CemeteryMonument · 1.3 km on from Hyde Park Corner (Royal Berks) Cemetery · On the map
  4. Ploegsteert Wood Military CemeteryMonument · 0.2 km on from Rifle House Cemetery · On the map
  5. Mud Corner CemeteryMonument · 0.6 km on from Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery · On the map
  6. Prowse Point Military CemeteryMonument · 0.2 km on from Mud Corner Cemetery · On the map

6 stops, about 2.3 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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