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75 verified places and 180 missions to truly experience Lyon. Must-sees: Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Vieux Lyon, Place Bellecour, Parc de la Tête d'Or. Best known for: Culture, Food & drink, Nature.
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CultureBasilica of Notre-Dame de FourvièreBasilica built between 1872 and 1896 on Fourvière hill, to a design by the architect Pierre Bossan, in an…CultureVieux LyonHistoric district of Lyon, at the foot of Fourvière hill and beside the Saône, made up of the Saint-Jean…CulturePlace BellecourLarge pedestrian square in the centre of the Presqu'île, between the Rhône and the Saône, of about 6…NatureParc de la Tête d'OrUrban park of about 117 hectares opened in 1857, the largest in Lyon, with a lake, an island, glass…CultureMusée des ConfluencesMuseum of science and societies opened in December 2014 at the tip of the peninsula, where the Rhône and the…CulturePlace des TerreauxSquare at the foot of the Croix-Rousse hill, surrounded by the 17th-century Hôtel de Ville, the Palais…CultureMur des CanutsLarge mural on a party wall of the boulevard des Canuts, in the Croix-Rousse district, first painted in 1987…NatureParc des HauteursThis is a route of parks and gardens on Fourvière hill, in the 5th arrondissement, linking the basilica with…CultureFourvière Metal TowerAn 85-metre steel lattice tower on top of Fourvière hill, built in the late 19th century.CultureHistoric Palais de Justice of LyonA Neoclassical courthouse on Quai Romain-Rolland, beside the Saône, in Vieux Lyon.NatureÎle BarbeÎle Barbe is an island in the Saône River, in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon, reached by bus from Vaise…CultureInstitut LumièreCinema museum housed in the Villa Lumière, the Art Nouveau mansion that the Lumière family had built at the…CultureMuseum of Fine Arts of LyonOne of the great fine arts museums of France, housed in the former 17th-century palace of the Benedictine…CultureSaint-Jean CathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, primatial seat of the Gauls, built between the 12th and 15th centuries in…CultureAmphitheatre of the Three GaulsRoman amphitheatre on the slope of the Croix-Rousse, built around AD 19 within the federal sanctuary of the…CultureLyon City Hall (Hôtel de Ville)Baroque building on the place des Terreaux, built in the mid-17th century to a design by Simon Maupin and…CultureHalle Tony GarnierTony Garnier designed this building in Gerland, in the 7th arrondissement, as the cattle market of the old…CultureChurch of Saint-Bruno des ChartreuxSaint-Bruno des Chartreux is the former church of the Lyon charterhouse, at 56 rue Pierre Dupont, on the…CultureChurch of Saint-NizierA Gothic church on the Presqu'île, on Place Saint-Nizier, built between the 14th and 16th centuries.CultureGier AqueductThe Gier Aqueduct is a Roman work of the 1st century AD that supplied water to Lugdunum (present-day Lyon).CultureChurch of Saint-IrénéeChurch on Fourvière hill dedicated to Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon in the 2nd century and one of the first great…NatureLyon Botanical GardenThe botanical garden covers about eight hectares within the Parc de la Tête d'Or, in the 6th arrondissement…CultureOdeon of Lyon (ancient Odeon of Fourvière)The odeon is the small performance venue among the Roman remains on the hill of Fourvière, in the Saint-Just…CultureBasilica of Saint BonaventureGothic church on the Presqu'île, next to the place des Cordeliers, which belonged to the Franciscan convent…CultureBasilica of Saint-Martin d'AinayRomanesque church in the Ainay district, in the south of the Presqu'île, a former Benedictine abbey…CultureÉglise Saint-PaulA church in the Saint-Paul district, on the right bank of the Saône, next to the station of the same name.CultureBartholdi FountainThe fountain occupies the north side of the Place des Terreaux, opposite the Museum of Fine Arts and the Town…CultureGadagne (museums)Gadagne is a museum complex housed in the Hôtel de Gadagne, a 16th-century Renaissance building in the…CultureHôtel-DieuFormer hospital on the banks of the Rhône, of medieval origin; the large present building, with its façade…CultureLugdunum MuseumGallo-Roman museum on the slope of Fourvière, next to the Roman theatres, designed by the architect Bernard…CulturePalais de la BourseA mid-19th-century palace on the Presqu'île, built under Napoleon III to house the stock exchange and the…CultureMuseum of Contemporary Art of LyonContemporary art museum of Lyon, founded in 1984 and housed since 1995 in the Cité Internationale building…CultureCité InternationaleThe Cité Internationale is a district of Lyon between the Rhône and the Parc de la Tête d'Or, in the 6th…CultureÉglise Saint-PolycarpeThis is the former Oratorian church, on the slopes of the Croix-Rousse, in the 1st arrondissement.CultureGreat Synagogue of LyonSynagogue on Quai Tilsitt, on the Presqu'île, beside the Saône, opened in 1864 and in the Neo-Byzantine…LeisureRue de la RépubliqueThe Rue de la République is the most important shopping street in Lyon and runs for more than a kilometre…CultureGallo-Roman Theatre of FourvièreRoman theatre of Lugdunum on Fourvière hill, built around 15 BC under Augustus and later enlarged, with a…CultureBoulevard des BelgesThe Boulevard des Belges is a plane-tree-lined avenue running between the Quai de Grande Bretagne and the…CultureCentre for the History of the Resistance and DeportationA history museum in the 7th arrondissement, on Avenue Berthelot, dedicated to the Second World War in Lyon…LeisureJardin zoologique de LyonThe zoo occupies part of the Parc de la Tête d'Or, in Lyon's 6th arrondissement, and dates from 1858, when it…Food & drinkL'Auberge du Pont de CollongesRestaurant in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, on the banks of the Saône, north of Lyon, linked to the name of Paul…CultureTextile Museum (Musée des Tissus)Museum devoted to the history of textiles, with Lyon silk as its common thread, housed in the Hôtel de…CultureRosa Mir Garden (Jardin Rosa Mir)Folk-art garden in the Croix-Rousse, built by hand by Jules Senis, a bricklayer of Spanish origin who…CultureLyon Opera HouseOpera house of Lyon on Place de la Comédie, next to the city hall.CultureChapelle de la TrinitéThe chapel of the former Jesuit Grand Collège was built between 1617 and 1622 to a design by the brother and…CultureFort Montluc (Montluc Prison National Memorial)The Montluc Prison National Memorial occupies the former military prison at 4 rue Jeanne Hachette, in the 3rd…CultureMontée de la Grande-CôteThe Montée de la Grande-Côte is a steep street of about 400 metres that climbs from the place des Capucins to…CulturePlace Saint-JeanThis is the square in front of the primatial cathedral of Saint-Jean, in Vieux Lyon (5th arrondissement), and…LeisurePlace SathonayTree-lined square on the slopes of the Croix-Rousse, in the 1st arrondissement, much frequented by locals and…CultureTemple du ChangeFormer Loge du Change, the exchange of Lyon's merchants and money-changers, beside the Saône and the place du…NatureGarden of Curiosities (Jardin des Curiosités)Small garden on the slope of Fourvière hill, in Lyon, with open views over the Vieux Lyon district, the Saône…CultureFresque des LyonnaisTrompe-l'œil mural painted by the Cité de la Création collective on the façade of a building beside the…CultureThéâtre des CélestinsThe Théâtre des Célestins is on the Place des Célestins, on the Presqu'île, at 4 rue Charles Dullin.Hidden gemMontée du GourguillonThe Montée du Gourguillon is a cobbled street 400 metres long that climbs 53 metres up the Fourvière hill…CultureRue du BœufThe Rue du Bœuf is a cobbled pedestrian street, 188 metres long, in the Vieux Lyon, lined only with houses of…CultureRue MercièreRue Mercière is a pedestrian street in the Les Cordeliers district, in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, linking…NatureBanks of the Rhône (Berges du Rhône)Riverside promenade several kilometres long along the left bank of the Rhône, reclaimed in 2007 when the car…CulturePassage Thiaffait19th-century interior passage in the Pentes de la Croix-Rousse, in Lyon's 1st arrondissement, crossing…CulturePlace des JacobinsSquare on Lyon's Presqu'île, between Place Bellecour and Place de la République, organised around a large…CultureCour des Voraces19th-century residential building on the Croix-Rousse hill, next to Place Colbert, known for its large open…Food & drinkHalles de Lyon Paul BocuseCovered market in the Part-Dieu district that has carried the name of the Lyonnais chef Paul Bocuse since…CultureFlower TreeIn Place Antonin Poncet, next to Place Bellecour, stands a large-format public sculpture: a bouquet of 85…CultureLa Tour RoseLa Tour Rose is a pink-coloured historic tower in the Vieux Lyon district of the city of Lyon.LeisureMiniature and Cinema Museum (Musée Miniature et Cinéma)Museum in Vieux Lyon, on Rue Saint-Jean, devoted to miniatures and to cinema special effects.CultureScience ExpériencesScience Expériences is a 750 m² immersive science museum in the centre of Lyon.Food & drinkBernachonArtisan chocolate maker in Lyon, in the 6th arrondissement, famous for making its chocolate from the cocoa…Food & drinkBrasserie GeorgesGrand Lyon brasserie opened in 1836 next to the Perrache station area.Food & drinkCafé des FédérationsTraditional Lyonnaise bouchon in the centre of the Presqu'île, near the Les Terreaux area.Food & drinkDaniel et Denise Saint-JeanBouchon in Vieux Lyon, Lyon's historic old town, a few steps from Rue Saint-Jean.Food & drinkLa Mère BrazierHistoric Lyon restaurant founded by Eugénie Brazier, one of the great figures of French cooking and the first…Food & drinkLe Bouchon des FillesBouchon on the slope of La Croix-Rousse, near Place des Terreaux and the Lyon Opera House.Food & drinkLe GaretTraditional Lyon bouchon on the Presqu'île, on the street that gives it its name, near the town hall.LeisureLe SucreRooftop club on La Sucrière, a former sugar warehouse from the 1930s converted into a cultural centre in the…Food & drinkMarché de la Croix-RousseOpen-air market in the La Croix-Rousse district, the hill of the canuts, Lyon's former silk weavers.CultureRue Saint-JeanMain street of Vieux Lyon, Lyon's historic old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998.
Frequently asked questions
What to see in Lyon in one day?
If you only have one day, start with the essentials: Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Vieux Lyon, Place Bellecour, Parc de la Tête d'Or and Musée des Confluences.
What can you see for free in Lyon?
No entry fee: Parc des Hauteurs, Île Barbe, Church of Saint-Bruno des Chartreux, Gier Aqueduct, Lyon Botanical Garden and Odeon of Lyon (ancient Odeon of Fourvière).