Lille didn't need a movie like Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis to attract more than a million tourists to the North every year. The capital of Flanders began its transformation more than 25 years ago from a former industrial city to a vibrant, modern metropolis less than an hour by TGV from Paris. Renovated and rehabilitated over the years, the Lille agglomeration concentrates in its neighborhoods a string of architectural curiosities to visit with its Lille tourist guide. From the Grand-place, which has been given back to pedestrians, to the Palais des Beaux-arts, which houses the second largest collection of works of art in France after the Louvre, from the Belfry of the Town Hall, listed as a Unesco World Heritage site, to the cobblestones full of history in Vieux-Lille, from the Vauban citadel, the city's green lung, to the popular Wazemmes district and its colorful market, Lille has plenty to keep you busy, between a plate of fried mussels and a fricadelle. All served with a sense of hospitality and bonhomie that is not a legend!