Bordering France and Belgium, the Flemish-influenced old town, Vieux Lille, is très charmant and centers round La Grande Place, a 17th-century sq.. A go to to the city is incomplete with no stop at the Opéra de Lille (remodeled in the early 1900s after the 18th-century unique went up in flames), the Palais des Beaux Arts , and Méert, a patisserie famed for its gaufres . One of the city’s best choices is the accessibility of its environment, from the lavish glamour of close by Versailles to the quaint charm of Barbizon’s artist village within the Fontainebleau Forest. Since 2013,…