Lyon

Lyon

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 
TownLyon
Insee code69123
Postcode69000
Latitude45.7640430
Longitude4.8356590
AltitudeFrom 162 to 312 meters
Surface47.87 km²
Population472331 inhabitants
National labelCLOSEST TOWNS
DepartmentRhôneCaluire-et-Cuire at 5.5 km (11 min)
RegionRhône-AlpesSearch another town
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SIGHTSEEING
  • The Old Lyon, World Heritage of UNESCO: the Cathedral of St. John with the Astronomical Clock, the Church of St. Paul the Romanesque style, the alleyways ...
  • The Fourvière: Fourvière Basilica, the archaeological park and museum of Gallo-Roman civilization, the garden of the Rosary, the Park Heights.
  • The area of ​​Croix-Rousse.
  • The alleyways of the Croix-Rousse, starting from the Court of Voraces.
  • The Peninsula with the Place Bellecour and the Place of Soils, the Opera, the Place des Jacobins.
  • The Museum of Fine Arts Palace and the cloister of St. Pierre.
  • The Basilica of St. Martin Ainay.
  • The painted walls in all neighborhoods, including the wall of silk weavers in the Croix-Rousse, the fresco of the Lyonnais, the Tony Garnier Urban Museum ...
  • The Lyonnaise gastronomy, plugs.
Detailed information
TransportFunicular Fourvière,   Funicular Minimes - Théâtres Romains,   Funicular Saint-Just,   Funicular Vieux Lyon - Cathédrale Saint-Jean,   Metro station Ampère-Victor Hugo,   Metro station Bellecour,   Metro station Brotteaux,   Metro station Cordeliers,   Metro station Croix-Paquet,   Metro station Croix-Rousse,   Metro station Debourg,   Metro station Foch,   Metro station Gare Part-Dieu-Vivier Merle,   Metro station Gare de Vaise,   Metro station Garibaldi,   Metro station Gorge de Loup,   Metro station Grange Blanche,   Metro station Guillotière-Gabriel Péri,   Metro station Hénon,   Metro station Hôtel de Ville-Louis Pradel,   Metro station Jean Macé,   Metro station Laënnec,   Metro station Masséna,   Metro station Mermoz - Pinel,   Metro station Monplaisir - Lumière,   Metro station Perrache,   Metro station Place Guichard - Bourse du Travail,   Metro station Place Jean Jaurès,   Metro station Sans Souci,   Metro station Saxe - Gambetta,   Metro station Stade de Gerland,   Metro station Valmy,   Metro station Vieux Lyon-Cathédrale Saint-Jean,   Train station of Lyon - Gorge de Loup,   Train station of Lyon - Jean Macé,   Train station of Lyon - Part Dieu,   Train station of Lyon - Perrache,   Train station of Lyon - Saint-Paul,   Train station of Lyon - Vaise
Information pointsTourist Office of Lyon
Leisure centresCasino Lyon Pharaon,   Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon,   Garden Rosa Mir,   Museum Africain,   Museum Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation,   Museum Gadagne,   Museum Lumière,   Museum Maison des Canuts,   Museum of Contemporary Art of Lyon,   Museum of Fine Art of Lyon,   Museum of L'Imprimerie,   Museum of the Confluences,   Museum of the Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôtel-Dieu,   Museum of the Miniatures et Décors de Cinéma,   Museum of the Sapeurs-Pompiers de Lyon Rhône,   Park of Gerland,   Park of La Tête d'Or,   Skating Rink - Charlemagne,   Soierie Vivante
MonumentsAbbey of l'Ile-Barbe,   Amphitheatre of the Trois Gaules,   Archaeological Site of Fourvière,   Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière,   Basilica Saint-Martin d'Ainay,   Bishop’s Palace of Lyon,   Bourse du travail,   Castle of La Jayère,   Castle of La Motte,   Castle of Ménival,   Castle of Pierre Scize,   Castle of Rochecardon,   Chapel of La Trinité,   Charterhouse of Lyon,   Church Notre-Dame,   Church Notre-Dame-Saint-Vincent,   Church Saint-Bonaventure,   Church Saint-Bruno des Chartreux,   Church Saint-Denis-de-la-Croix-Rousse,   Church Saint-Georges,   Church Saint-Irénée,   Church Saint-Nizier,   Church Saint-Paul,   Church Saint-Pierre-des-Terreaux,   Church Saint-Polycarpe,   Fort Saint-Jean,   Fountain Bartholdi,   Fountain of the Taurobole,   Grand Temple,   Grande synagogue,   House Thomassin,   House of La Bréda,   House of La Providence,   House of the Chamarier,   House of the Gondi,   Hôtel-Dieu Hospital of Lyon,   Law Court of Lyon,   Manécanterie,   Prefecture of the Rhône,   Private Mansion Terminus,   Private Mansion of Bullioud,   Private Mansion of Cuzieu,   Private Mansion of L'Europe,   Private Mansion of La Croix-Laval,   Private Mansion of Sarron,   Private Mansion of Varey,   Sanctuary of Cybèle,   Stock Exchange of Lyon,   Temple of the Change,   Town Hall of Lyon,   Villa Gorge de Loup,   Villa Marius Berliet
Performance hallsA Thou Bout d'Chant,   Auditorium of Lyon,   Bourse du Travail,   Carré 30,   Comoedia,   Complexe du Rire,   Conference Centre of Lyon,   Conference Centre of Lyon,   Espace 44,   Espace Gerson,   Halle Tony-Garnier,   Hot Club Lyon,   Le Boui Boui,   Le Complexe du Rire,   Le Marché Gare,   Le Nombril du Monde,   Le Rideau Rouge,   Maison de la Danse,   Ninkasi Kao,   Nouvelle Generation - TNG,   Opera of Lyon,   Piano A Lyon,   Péniche la Marquise,   Salle Léo Ferre,   Salle Molière,   Salle Paul Garcin,   Salle Rameau,   Salle Victor Hugo,   Salle du Kao,   Sports centre of Lyon,   Stadium Vuillermet,   Stadium of Gerland,   Theatre Acte 2,   Theatre Les Ateliers,   Theatre Lulu sur la Colline,   Theatre Rail Théâtre,   Theatre Tête d'Or,   Theatre la Maison de Guignol,   Theatre of L'Anagramme,   Theatre of La Croix Rousse,   Theatre of Poche de Janine Berdin,   Theatre of the 8ème - NTH8,   Theatre of the Apshodèles,   Theatre of the Clochards Célestes,   Theatre of the Célestins,   Theatre of the Marronniers,   Theatre of the Point du Jour

EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
  • Fourvière Nights in June, July and August.
  • The Dance Biennial in September.
  • The Biennale of Contemporary Art from September to December.
  • The Light Festival in October.
  • The Festival of Lights on December 8.
Detailed information
Fourvière NightsA multi-disciplinary festival in an antique Roman theatre
From 28th June to 1st August 2013
Festival of LightsThe most extraordinary light creations in the town centre
In December 2013
Nuits SonoresUrban-oriented electronic music festival
In May 2013

ATTRACTIONS, LEISURES AND ACTIVITES AROUND
  • The Beaujolais and villages of golden stone.
  • Les Monts du Lyonnais.
  • The Pilat.
  • The Dombes with the Birds Reserve of Villars-les-Dombes.
  • Animal Park of Saint-Martin-la-Plaine.
  • Animal Park Peaugres.
  • Lake of the Pines.
Leisure activities
NameType of activityPriceTown
Wine tastingLocal flavours30 €Lyon
Anse scenic railwayEntertainment4.50 €Anse (21 km)
Quad ride in the Lyonnais mountainsSports sensationsFrom 65 € to 170 €Saint-Jean-de-Touslas (25 km)
Visit an artisan beer factoryLocal flavoursFreeLimas (25 km)
Line fishing at Birieux pondsSports sensations10 €Birieux (26 km)

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PHOTOS
Saint-Jean Cathedral - Notre-Dame de Fourviere
 
St. John's Cathedral - Notre-Dame de Fourviere
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WEATHER
Friday 24 May
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Saturday 25 May
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Min. 3°C - Max. 9°C
Sunday 26 May
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RESTAURANTS 
Le Cintra  
8.4
  SPECIAL OFFER
Lyon
Le Cintra is not only a restaurant but also a landmark of the city of Lyon. Many movies, including Chabrol, have been shot, you might even bump still be big names from the entertainment...
Located in Lyon45 € per person 
L'Institution  
8.4
  SPECIAL OFFER
Lyon
LOCATION - This is between docks Saint-Antoine and Jean Moulin is that the restaurant L'Institution in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. In a baroque and cozy banquettes and velvet carpeting...
Located in Lyon35 € per person 
Fubuki  
8.7
Lyon
In the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, close to Place Bellecour, the restaurant invites you to taste Fubuki Japanese specialties in a clean and a cozy and zen. The plate, Japanese cuisine...
Located in Lyon23 € per person 

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BEDS & BREAKFASTS 
Suite Edouard Herriot  
Lyon
- The Edouard Herriot Suite is an address of guest rooms of charm, labeled City Break Premium, 4 ears Gites de France in the city center, on the 2nd floor of a beautiful building late...
Located in LyonFrom 100 € to 130 € the double room 
Le chat perché  
Lyon
At the entrance of the Renaissance district classified unesco heritage remarkably well situated for business or leisure stays, the cat perched offers luxury and calm in a bourgeois...
Located in LyonFrom 90 € to 140 € the double room 
La Cauvinière  
Lyon
St Just in the neighborhood, on the Fourvière hill, close to the Basilica of the Gallo-Roman theaters and Old Lyon, enjoy the quiet and greenery Cauvinière offers you ! Chantal and...
Located in Lyon98 € the double room 

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VACATION RENTALS 
Apparthotel La martiniere
Lyon
In the center of Lyon, a fully furnished and equipped apartment.
Located in Lyon560 € per week 
Le Jardin Des Etats  
9.6
Lyon
A new 24 sq. m studio apartment in a recently-renovated 1930's detached town house. Tastefully furnished and equipped to a high standard, with a small patio area overlooking the garden....
Located in Lyon300 € per week 
Appartement la terrasse  
9.1
Villeurbanne
The terrace is located in our guest house roof in town. This is a cozy apartment of 35 m², built in the loft, 2nd floor. Large windows open onto a terrace where you can type tropézienne...
Located 4.9 km from Lyon330 € per week 

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CAMPSITES 
Camping Indigo Lyon  
Lyon
Situated just outside the capital of the Rhône-Alpes region and ideally located for visiting Lyon and the Beaujolais... Lyon Indigo Campsite**** is situated in Dardilly, just outside...
Located in Lyon 

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HOTELS
NH Lyon Aéroport     
8.6
Lyon
The NH Lyon Aéroport is a new building, ideally located at Lyon's Saint Exupéry airport, 3 km from the A432 motorway. It features a wellness centre and gym. Free Wi-Fi access is available....
Located in LyonRoom from 75 €
Hôtel Athena Part-Dieu     
7.5
Lyon
Just 50 metres from Lyon Part-Dieu Train Station, this 2-star hotel offers free Wi-Fi access and a lounge with panoramic views. It is a 4-minute walk to the nearest Metro Station, which...
Located in LyonRoom from 58 €
Sofitel Lyon Bellecour     
8.6
Lyon
Located at the heart of Lyon, this 5-star hotel is just 450 metres from Place Bellecour with its luxury boutiques. It features a fitness centre, hammam and a beauty salon. The air-conditioned...
Located in LyonRoom from 141 €

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