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Lille is the perfect place for your French students to experience the authentic and magical atmosphere of a traditional Christmas market.
There are many enchanting Christmas markets taking place throughout France, each offering a unique variety of festive music, tasty treats and lights. The city of Lille hosts one of the most famous with over 50 stalls selling traditional and regional crafts, cuisine and gifts.
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1 Day
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Includes:
- Return transport (coach & ferry/Eurotunnel or Eurostar)
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- 30 minute cookery demonstration and tasting
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Cost of group passport
- Motorway tolls and taxes (if applicable)
- VAT
Suggested Activities
Sample ItineraryGuided Tour of Lille
From Grand'Place to the Palais Rihour, discover the architectural heritage of Europe's Capital of Culture 2004 with guides from Lille Tourist Office. Here are a few suggestions: Old Lille, Euralille, the Fine Arts Museum, Charles de Gaulle's Birthplace and Museum, the Citadel, Panoramic bus tours, the Juniper Route, Wednesdays at the Opera, Regional museums - Museum of Art and Industry in Roubaix,...
Euralille
Whether they are ordering a croissant or buying gifts to take home, the Euralille Shopping Centre is the ideal place for your students to try out their French skills and inprove their vocabulary. This is one of the biggest shopping centres in Northern France.
Lille Christmas Market
Lille is the perfect destination to bring your French students to experience the authentic and magical atmosphere of a traditional Christmas market. The city of Lille hosts one of the most famous Christmas markets with over 50 stalls selling traditional and regional crafts, cuisine and gifts. Don’t miss the Big Wheel!
Charles de Gaulle's Birthplace and Museum
Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille on November 22nd 1890, in the house of his maternal grandparents at 9 Rue Princesse. He was baptised on the same day in the nearby Saint-André church.Listed as an Historic Monument, the house was bought in 1967 by a group of friends of the General. Now a museum, it recreates the atmosphere of a typical late 19th century home of the Northern French industr...
The Resistance Museum
The Resistance Museum is located in an ancient fortified castle, built between 1878 and 1882, that was part of the fortification designed to protect Lille against a potential German attack.Paradoxically, the fortified castle of Bondue served the German troops during both the First and the Second World War. Between March 1943 and May 1944, 68 French resistants were shot there. The purpose of this m...
Shopping in Lille
Lille offers enough shops to satisfy every budget and every desire and is a great place to get your students trying out their French skills. With its narrow, cobblestone streets lined with lovely Flemish houses, Old Lille is the ideal place to find great names in luxury goods, fashion and design. There are plenty of antique shops and art galleries and a pleasant market on the Place du Concert ever...
By Coach:
Early morning: Depart school
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Midday: Arrive Lille
Lunchtime demonstration with a professional chef at a cookery school followed by shopping time at the Euralille Shopping Center or a demonstration at local waffle-maker, artisan Chocolatier or Fromagerie.
Evening: Depart Lille
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Late evening: Arrive back at school
By Eurostar:
OUTBOUND
08.01 Arrive London St Pancras (min 45min check-in)
09.01 Eurostar Departs
11.21 Arrive Lille Europe
Lunchtime demonstration with a professional chef at a cookery school followed by shopping time at the Euralille Shopping Center and time to explore the city by foot.
INBOUND
18.35 Arrive Lille Europe (min 45min check-in)
19.35 Eurostar Departs
19.56 Arrive London St Pancras
(timings are example only and subject to availability) Our dedicated itinerary planners will work with you to create your personal itinerary, request a quote above to find out more.
Early morning: Depart school
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Midday: Arrive Lille
Lunchtime demonstration with a professional chef at a cookery school followed by shopping time at the Euralille Shopping Center or a demonstration at local waffle-maker, artisan Chocolatier or Fromagerie.
Evening: Depart Lille
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing
Late evening: Arrive back at school
By Eurostar:
OUTBOUND
08.01 Arrive London St Pancras (min 45min check-in)
09.01 Eurostar Departs
11.21 Arrive Lille Europe
Lunchtime demonstration with a professional chef at a cookery school followed by shopping time at the Euralille Shopping Center and time to explore the city by foot.
INBOUND
18.35 Arrive Lille Europe (min 45min check-in)
19.35 Eurostar Departs
19.56 Arrive London St Pancras
(timings are example only and subject to availability) Our dedicated itinerary planners will work with you to create your personal itinerary, request a quote above to find out more.
