リールの洞窟・トップ5

Nice, rolling section with no traffic.

The Château de Flers, bearing the date "1661" on its facade, was originally the residence of the Lords of Flers. It was destroyed during the French Revolution of 1789, but not confiscated because it belonged at that time to a foreign nobleman, the Baron de Diesbach. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the château enjoyed a second life as a farm: the salon, apartment, and reception hall were converted into a barn, cowshed, and stables. In 1968, with a view to the development of a new town east of Lille, the château was expropriated by the state and, in 1973, entrusted to the Public Institution for the Development of the New Town of Lille-East. The municipality of Villeneuve-d'Ascq became the owner in 1986. They completed the restoration of the building, which had been entrusted from the outset to architect Maurice Salembier. After restoring its 17th-century appearance, the Château de Flers began a third life as a municipal building in 1991. Today, it houses various services, the tourist office, rooms for official receptions, and a museum. Source: Information board on site

Love the building, love even more its goal and collection now.

Along the fortified moats of the Citadel of Lille.

If you are patient, you might see the Countess...

treat yourself

This building from the end of the 19th century was in fact a cotton mill, rebuilt after a violent fire in the "neo-Gothic" style with crenellated walls and stepped gables. Inside this fortress, the engineers fought a form of battle: relentless competition against British factories. And for this, the Roubaix industrialists "drew" very strongly from English methods, their processes and their machines... an almost fair battle! After the end of the activity in 1981, the factory, taken over by the State, was transformed by the architect Alain Sarfati. It now houses the National Archives of the World of Work.

The Citadel of Lille was built between 1667 and 1670 on the orders of Louis XIV when he conquered the city. It is Vauban's first major fortified work. The large wood surrounding the citadel is surrounded by the Deûle and its canals. You will find superb single tracks there, with small bumps and passages over roots.