From the owner: Pour se mettre au vert' Le square Foch, avec son immense statue équestre de l'illustre Maréchal,…read moreoffre un cadre fleuri et boisé idéal pour venir se poser quelques instant sur ses bancs. On peut y admirer la statue du P'tit Quinquin, qui rappelle la célèbre berceuse d'Alexandre Desroussaux.

It's a great place to have a walk or a ride. If you turn…read morehungry after that, you have the possibility to get some energy from the Qanta restaurant. It's also ideal for running around the lake or on the little hills on the side. If your legs follow your heart, you can run through the forest and pass by the LAM to finish the ring.

The zoo in Lille is something quite fun to do when in Lille. Admission is free which is awesome…read morefor one thing. There is a cool selection of random animals including porcupines, guinea pigs, monkeys, lamas, and more. My favorite was the peacocks that just walk around zoo wherever they please. This is not the most amazing zoo of course, but it's fun and somewhere that you can be with locals and not feel like such a tourist.

Okay, it is pretty small for a zoo, but it is also free so that probably should actually count for…read moresomething. Actually that should could for a lot because even though it is free doesn't necessarily mean that it is bad, and this zoo is a good example of that. Okay, the collection isn't all that big, but there are some impressive animals here, including a repitle house. However because the reptile house is usually dark, you generally have to wait to be permitted entrance namely because they don't actually have one of those dark room entrances. Still, it was pretty cool.

From the owner: Un îlot de calme et de verdure Derrière l'Hôtel de Ville, ce tout petit square très fleuri et…read moreparticulièrement bien aménagé a le rare mérite d'être vraiment calme. De plus, on peut profiter d'un arrêt dans ce lieu pour admirer la charmante chapelle du Fort du Réduit qui est visible du square.