Lille 2CV tour: Old town, cathedral & belfry in a convertible

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Duration1h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · FR

Mobile ticketAccepted

Roll through Lille's landmarks in an open 2CV, hearing the stories behind each street and building.

A one-hour guided tour of Lille in a classic 2CV convertible, led by a driver-guide in English or French. You pass through the old town, see the Town Hall Belfry, Lille Cathedral and Hospice Comtesse Museum, and learn the anecdotes and history woven into the city's architecture. The convertible format means you're moving through the streets with the sights around you, not sitting in a closed vehicle.

Step-by-step itinerary

Discover Lille's historic landmarks

See old town and streets
View major city buildings
Visit Place Rihour and Palace
Pass Town Hall Belfry
Pass Lille Cathedral
Pass Hospice Comtesse Museum
Pass Porte de Paris
Pass Place de la Republique

The Experience

The 2CV pulls up and you climb into the open-air convertible—a car built for exactly this kind of slow roll through a European city. Your driver-guide takes you through the old town first, the narrow streets and shuttered facades where Lille's medieval layout still holds. You'll see Place Rihour and its palace, then the Town Hall Belfry rises ahead, the landmark that anchors the skyline. The driver points out details most people miss: the way the buildings lean, the dates carved into stone, why certain streets bend the way they do.

From there you move toward Lille Cathedral, the Gothic structure that took centuries to finish, and then to the Hospice Comtesse Museum, a 17th-century building that tells you something about how the city lived. You'll also pass the Porte de Paris and Place de la République. The whole route takes an hour, which is long enough to get a real sense of how the city is built without feeling rushed through it. The convertible means the wind and the light change as you move, and you're not separated from the streets by glass.

After the tour ends, you can add extras at your own cost: a regional beer tasting, chocolate from a traditional factory in the old town, local product tastings, or a photo service to keep the memory of the ride itself. These aren't bundled in, so you decide what matters to you.

What’s included

Private transportation in the 2CV convertible.
driver-guide commentary in English or French.
passage through the old town, Town Hall Belfry, Lille Cathedral, Hospice Comtesse Museum, Porte de Paris and Place de la République.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by TradiBalade

Is this one for you?The convertible format puts you in the open air moving through the streets instead of behind glass, so the city feels immediate rather than framed—the one thing that separates this from a standard car tour.