Maison des Avocats

This house was formerly known as the Croix d'Or inn and was built in 1471 to cater to merchants who came to Lyon for the four annual trad...

A chamarier was a canon responsible for security within the walls of a cathedral complex. The house which can still be seen rue Sa...

As villages developed around the bottom of Fourvière hill in the 12th-13th centuries, another community grew up around Saint...

The church of Lyon's bishop, one of Gaul's most important, has been situated on the banks of the Saone at the bottom of Fourvière hill si...

The old Palais de Justice (the new one is located in the Part Dieu district) was built on the banks of the Saône by L.P. Baltard between...

During the early-Christian era and the beginnings of the Western church, the word "ecclesia", the bishop's church, was used instead of ca...

The Viste family gained their wealth, like so many other families during the rise of Lyon as one of the great trading capitals of the kin...

La Tour, a well-known bar-restaurant, takes its name from the small tower, which houses a spiral staircase in the inner courtyard of this...

It's a little hint of Dublin in the heart of Vieux Lyon. The Saint James serves up draft, whiskey, and a host of other spirits in a dark,...

This gallery has a selection of beautiful watercolors of the highest quality, and excellent drawings which dates back to the 16th century...

The name is a head-scratcher, and you might be forgiven for thinking it's Chinese buffet, but Happy Friends Family is French right down t...

This very good restaurant has an original edge to it: the dishes and other specialties are prepared in a kitchen made entirely of glass....

It is a pleasure to eat in this new Breton pancake restaurant because the prices are reasonable and the choice is vast. In addition to th...

This restaurant/nightclub channels chic old-school style. The restaurant proposes a number of delicious three-course fixed-price menus ra...

Everyone has an image in their mind of the superb beaches and round forms of the rocks in the Seychelles. Coco d'Or has offered the Lyonn...

Le Puszta is the only Hungarian restaurant in Lyon. Taking into account the excellent standards of quality here, it's a good place to dis...

Situated in a charming and little known area of the town, this café, the oldest café in Lyon having been here for two centuries, is a fri...

This is the oldest Brazilian restaurant in Lyon. It is an original and relaxing place and a warm atmosphere is guaranteed all year round,...

The Peshawar has only been open a few years in this very charming setting of Saint Georges, but it has already made a name as one of the...

This Spanish restaurant has taken Old Lyon by storm, and considering the crowd that has followed it here, it is not likely to stop. You w...