Name: Place Rihour
Address: place rihour, Lille, 59800
Telephone: 03 59 57 94 00

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The old center old of Lille

Rihour Square is in the old center old of Lille, it's lively but not as much as the Grand Place and the Plaza Theatre. Tt has a few restaurants, high traffic and the subway stop Rihour leaves you in the middle. Rihour Square should be your first stop if you go to Lille,because it's where you find the tourist information office. They are very nice, love their city and will give all the necessary information, such as a large map of Lille with suggested walking routes. In December, about 5 weeks before Christmas, the Christmas market begins in the square. It's then filled with small wooden chalets that sell decorations, gifts and prepare pain d'epice (sweet brown bread with cardamom, cinnamon and several other species) and speculoos (typical local pastries).

December 6 is also important as St. Nicholas is celebrated and is usually paraded through the streets.

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Old castle Duce Burgundy dating from...

Ancien château des duce de Bourgogne ...

Ancien château des duce de Bourgogne datant du XVème siècle, les restes du palais Rihour sont les derniers vestiges du gothique flamboyant lillois. Il ne reste plus aujourd'hui que la salle des gardes, abritant au rez-de-chaussée les services de l'Office du Tourisme ; la chapelle ainsi que la salle du Conclave qui accueille des expositions temporaires à l'étage. Surnommé [I]le Palais Maudit [/I] à cause des divers incidents qui s'y sont produits (incendies en 1700, 1756 et 1916 et effondrements en 1871 et 1881) le palais Rihour est un lieu à visiter pour son histoire mais c'est également là que vous trouverez un maximum d'informations sur les endroits à visiter sur Lille et ses environs.

Old castle Duce Burgundy dating from the fifteenth century, the remains of the palace Rihour are the last vestiges of Gothic Lille. It remains today as the guard room, home on the ground floor the services of the Office of Tourism, the chapel and the hall of the Conclave which hosts temporary exhibitions upstairs. Dubbed [I] the Cursed Palace [/ I] because of various incidents that occurred there (fires in 1700, 1756 and 1916 and collapses in 1871 and 1881) Rihour Palace is a place to visit for its history but c is also where you will find much information on places to visit in Lille and its surroundings.