Can you visit the Lille Citadelle?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 27 Jul, 2023
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Following the information that @BrendanMcK found, I headed to the Lille Tourist Office this afternoon to ask them. (As an aside, the tourist office is worth a visit in its own right, as it’s in an amazing old building!)
According to the tourist office, they do run tours of the Citadelle, but only on Sundays in the summer. Summer is apparently defined as starting in June, and ending in September. It certainly doesn’t extend to October! I was told that they do two tours a day on summer Sundays, at 3pm and 5pm.
We’ll need someone to visit Lille one weekend next summer to confirm any further details!
Assuming that this page (which also has more details about the citadel and what’s inside) is still up-to-date, it appears that it is possible to visit only via pre-booked guided tour costing e7 booked via tourist office. So seems that the tourist office should have all the details.
The Official Lille Tourist Office page says:
THE CITADEL
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The Lille Citadel is still occupied by the army and may only be visited as part of a guided tour organised by the Tourist Office. (guided tour only in French).
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