It is worth visiting to look at the lovely sculptures that line the walls and the architecture. You can browse the stalls for old postcards, posters and books while you are there.

You can see this beautiful building and walk through it without going out if your way, so it's neat to see. I don't know that you'd want to do a detour for it, but it is located so that you won't have to. Bought a book in English for the plane ride home here, very inexpensive.

It's history, it's architecture, it's book market. It was beautifully lit up during the Christmas market

This building is certainly a must visit when in Lille or its surroundings. It is in fact a perfect example of the former “grandeur” of the Lille and north France region, something which has been vanished throughout the second half of the twentieth century because of the mine industry collapse. I have sincere doubts whether an in-depth visit of the... More

Impressive and well preserved with a fascinating books and bric a brac market in the central cloisters

this is a bit of a funny place, incredibly old and very interesting, you can walk through the centre, where there is generally a second hand book fair.

Seeing a photo of this building is basically as good as seeing it in person. You gain very little from being on-site.

This is an impressive building and I really enjoyed walking inside and standing on what I imagine was the old trading floor. However, there is no information about this place on site. Rather, the ground level is retail shops and inside is a flea market. It's rather sad that a once important building is being used for this and a... More

If you are in the centre of Lille, I would definitely go into the inner courtyard for a few minutes, or longer, especially if you like buying old books and comics. I was there on Sunday afternoon, so I don't know what it's like during the week. The facade of the building itself is beautiful.