Palais Rihour & Place Rihour
Palais Rihour
The surviving palace of 15th-century Burgundian duke Philip the Good, now home to the Lille Tourist Office, with a Christmas market on the square in winter.
Built in 1453, Palais Rihour was the Lille residence of Philip the Good (Philip III), Duke of Burgundy. Its surviving Gothic brick chapel and tower now house, on the ground floor, the Lille Tourist Office, where you can book Belfry and citadel tours. The square in front has a First World War memorial. From late November to the end of December each year, Lille's Christmas market takes over, with wooden chalets selling spiced gingerbread, mulled wine and handicrafts. It is right next to the Grand-Place, and the nearest metro station is Rihour.
Opening hours
Tourism office about 09:30–18:00
Nearby sights
- Grand Place (Place du Général-de-Gaulle)
- Maison Méert
- Vieille Bourse
- Opéra de Lille
- Lille Cathedral (Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille)
- Church of Saint-Maurice
- Vieux-Lille
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille