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Car Hire Lille Airport Lille Airport Š France
France officially the French Republic is a country located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. France is also linked to the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel, which passes underneath the English Channel. France possesses a wide variety of landscapes, from coastal plains in the north and west to mountain ranges in the south-east (the Alps) and the south-west (the Pyrenees). The French Alps contain the highest point in Western Europe, Mont Blanc at 4810 m. There are several other elevated regions such as the Massif Central, the Jura, the Vosges, and the Ardennes which are quite rocky and forested. France also has extensive river systems such as the Loire, the Rh™ne, the Garonne and the Seine. French cuisine is characterized by its extreme diversity. French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking, and is renowned for both its classical and provincial styles. Famous French foods include French breads, Blanquette de veau, Boeuf a la mode, Coq au Vin (rooster simmered in wine),Cheeses, Lamb Navarin, Oysters are generally eaten raw; cooking oysters is uncommon. Pot-au-feu, a kind of beef stew. Steak au poivre Soufflˇ, Cuisses de grenouilles (Frog legs), Escargots (edible snails).
Lille is a city and the capital of northern France on the De˛le River. It lies near the border with Belgium. Lille is a major commercial centre, an exciting and vibrant city the fourth largest in France. Its economic fortunes have been transformed thanks to the European Union and its location at the crossroads of important commercial routes linking Britain, France and Belgium with the rest of mainland Europe.
Lille's unique cultural heritage has been supplemented by a programme of urban renewal and restoration in recent years. Historic monuments and architecture rub shoulders with an array of shops ancient and modern, markets, and restaurants. But the city's charm undoubtedly lies in its historic centre, Vieux Lille a lively concentration of cobbled squares and narrow streets packed with stylish shops, smart cafˇs and trendy restaurants. Notre Dame de la TreilleÓ, Lille's cathedral, has the distinction of being France's most-recently completed cathedral. It is an outstanding neo-Gothic edifice completed in time for the 2000 Millennium, some 145 years after the first stone was laid in 1854. Central Lille has a number of attractive green areas, fine riverside walks and the Parc Matisse.
The Airport of Lille is at the heart of a network autoroute, A1 Paris-Lille, A25 Dunkerque-Lille, A23 Valenciennes-Lille, A22 Ghent- Lille. Its Located just 15 minutes from the city centre.
Facilities include Post Office, Bank, Auto Exchange Machine, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Bars, Duty Free Shop, Newsagent/Tobacconist, First Aid, Baby/Parent Room, Disabled Access/Facilities, Business Centre
Lille Airports Address is Lille Airport, France, PO Box 227, F-59812 Lesquin Cedex Airport Code is LIL
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