The Lake Constance Festival, better known as Bodensee-Festival, annually and under changing topics displays about 80 events at up to 35 venues. The festival sees itself primarily as an interdisciplinary arts event that every year presents orchestral, chamber and organ orchestras, jazz, theatre, dance and literature as essential parts of its unique program.

First built in the 17th century following the seizing of Lille by French forces, the Citadel is an impressive star-shaped fortress which now houses the French Rapid Reaction Corps. Guided tours of the Citadel are held monthly. The park area surrounding the fortress contains pleasant greenery and the Lille Zoo.

The Lille suburb of Villeneuve-d'Ascq is worth the trip if only for its singular Modern Art Museum (Musée d'Art Moderne, d'Art Contemporain et d'Art Brut – LaM), which showcases works by celebrated modernists (such as Picasso and Modigliani, to name a couple), along with a noteworthy collection of outsider art.

The Kolarac Foundation, housed in a splendid building that also serves as the People's University, has been a bastion of knowledge, culture, and music since its construction in 1932. Its Music Centre is a key promoter of musical culture in Belgrade, with the Concert Hall hosting over 250 concerts annually. The Foundation's lectures and programmes are dedicated to the promotion and popularisation of culture, science, and art. By offering a diverse array of events, it nurtures both its own cultural identity and that of other nations, thereby contributing to the development of a culture of awareness.