La Vieille Bourse

This place mainly has old books and printed posters. There’s nothing particularly special at first glance, but it’s still worth stopping by if you’re in the area. The space is a bit dark, and you do need to take your time to look around. If you genuinely like books and enjoy digging through shelves, you might find some interesting hidden gems.

The old stock exchange is one of the city’s major landmarks. You can browse books stalls and card vendors. The centre shows an art installation at the moment, a mirror sphere. The Flemish baroque architecture is bery charming. A place surely not to miss when visiting Lille. Enjoy!

Excellent place for book lovers, the decor of the square itself is so alazing , taking the book buying experience to a different level level. Several book stores in row selling books, posters , plates very amazing collection. The square also is very nice with metal structure in the middle making the place look cooler . Loved the idea of open air book shop . Have seen many antique shop but not exclusively book sale like this . Very unique experience not just for book lovers but for all .

I enjoyed my experience in la vieille bourse. It’s free for everyone to go in and it’s like a market for people to sell their old stuff like books and other gadgets and you can find so many old treasures there and prints to collect as souvenirs. It can get a little crowded there, but you can still tour the place without waiting outside as per my visit. It’s located right in the central Square of Lynn.

Stunning views of Lille. Very well organised, the bell tower only has capacity for 18 people at any one time so a wait is inevitable. The staff frequently address the queue updating with an approximate timeline. We were told one hour but it was closer to 30mins. On entrance at ground level you store your bags in a locker and climb a few flights of stairs where after paying in the small gift shop (just over 7€ with some concessions for under 18) you can climb the remaining flights or use the elevator (holds 4 people max) This was the worst experience for me - you can really appreciate how high this tower is when in a narrow lift shaft in a cage that keeps climbing upwards! Well worth it for the views and the information about the landmarks. We took the stairs down! We were in the tower all told about 90 minutes.

A really beautiful building, both inside and out. We were lucky to visit on a Sunday morning and came across a second-hand and art bazaar filled with posters, books, and prints—it was such a lovely surprise!

It's an amazing building, one of the landmarks of Lille.

Amazing architecture Mist visit place in lille You can see the complete lille from the top of the tower. 7euros ticket ,(in bulk it's 6) 150 steps to start , then you can choose steps to continue or take an elevator. On top open space space with cool breeze will mesmerize for sure. Even sovenior shop in the middle has a good collection. Never miss this place

Since it carries the name Bourse it suggests that this used to the the former stock exchange, though considering that were are now in France I would have thought that the Stock Exchange would have been located in Paris. However, what this place actually is is a market place, and when we wandered through here on Sunday discovered that all of the regional booksellers had descended upon the town to begin selling their wares. Basically you could find quite a number of second-hand French books as well as numerous posters and other things (such as records). There are also a number of shops around the outside that are basically regular shops, but if you are looking for a bargain then definitely step inside and have a bit of a look around.

A brilliant building to check out in the middle of Lille. Inside there is also a book market and some art works sold which is quite a wonderful use of space in the Old Stock Exchange!

This market is located right by the old Stock Exchange or Bourse building, right in central of Lille - the Bourse building itself is quite a spectacular sight, being of Flemish Renaissance design and style. The building itself is well worth visiting and taking a selection of photos of. Back to the market in the inner courts, I found there to be a mix of stalls selling flowers and second hand books (in French unsurprisingly). Did not find any bargains here myself, but that is down to my limited French, and not really a reflection of the deals to be had for the books.