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Antwerp Zoo
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Lille
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Lille
Lille works well as a base: 10 minutes from Gierle, 29km from Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp.
Lille is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gierle, about 4 km away.
Lille (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪlə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian Antwerp Province. The municipality comprises the towns of Lille, Gierle, Poederlee, and Wechelderzande. In 2021, Lille had a total population of 16,517. The total area is 59.62 km².
The Krawatencross is an annual cyclo-cross race held inRead more
Lille in February.
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What is there to see near Lille?
Within an hour or so of Lille: Antwerp Zoo (28 km), Antwerpen-Centraal (28 km), Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp (29 km), Plantin-Moretus Museum (30 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Baraque de Fraiture.
Where is Lille?
Lille is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Gierle.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,466
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.2420, 4.8231
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Worth the detour from Lille
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Antwerpen-Centraal
A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Plantin-Moretus Museum
The world's oldest surviving printing house, run by the Plantin family in Antwerp from 1576 to 1867 and the only museum on the UNESCO World Heritage list: complete with the two oldest printing presses in existence and a Gutenberg Bible.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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St. Rumbold's Tower
Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Circuit Zolder
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
41 km · about 50 min drive
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Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
41 km · about 50 min drive
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Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Lille
- 73 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
- 73 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
- 77 kmZeeland BridgeElegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
- 78 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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