Tour circuit beer & memory

9:15: Departure from Lille, facing the tourist office (Place Rihour) 

10h - 12h: A real beer North! 

On entering the courtyard of the brewery, inimitable smell will greet you. The current of the mash, releasing its sweet flavor and cereals. It is through the nose that the visit begins. As for the eyes, they will not be disappointed, as the tour takes you through the half-century history of the brewery. Old copper vats, vintage enameled plaques, but also modern automated brewery, the beer panorama could not be more complete. Finally, it will be when you have tasted one of the house beers: the Maltesse, elegant and fruity, the Jade, the first organic beer brewed in France, or the youngest, refreshing Jade Grenade. 

12:15 to 2:15 p.m.: Lunch at a restaurant in traditional and regional cuisine 

2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: visit the Vimy Memorial 

This monument is the most impressive that Canada has made to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives during the First World War tribute. Strategic highlights, offering breathtaking views of the mining area, the hills of Artois were repeatedly through violent and bloody fights. The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is the most prestigious Canadian monuments in Europe, now Canadian soil "a gift of the French nation to the people of Canada." It commemorates the Battle of April 9, 1917 and was raised in memory of 66,000 young Canadians have lost their lives here and in France. 

The site visit includes a guided tour of the underground built during WW1, a visit of the monument, trenches and Interpretation Centre which offers an exhibition on Canada during WW1 and audiovisual document showing battle of Vimy Ridge 

17h15: Return to Lille (Face to the Office of Tourism, place Rihour)