Lyon Things to Do

Located right next to the grand Hôtel de Ville de Lyon and the Opéra national de Lyon, Place Louis Pradel is in the center of many of the tourist attractions in Lyon. It's the perfect place to enjoy a drink, recover from shoppi... more

Situated between Pont Lafayette and Pont Morand, the street Quai Général Sarrail is known for hosting Christmas Tree Market (Marché au sapins de Noël).  Offering a beautiful view of the adjoining river, this street is crowded d... more

Known for hosting St Louis Food Market ( Marché alimentaire Place St Louis ), the Place Saint Louis is a popular landmark. With several metro stations situated nearby, it is no wonder that this place is easily accessible by the... more

Montée des Balmes is flocked by the local crowd and tourists alike during the weekly flower market 'Marché aux fleurs - Cimetière de Saint-Rambert'.  During market days, it features some of the most beautiful flowers plucked ou... more

The view from the panoramic bar at the Hôtel Sofitel may not be as breathtaking as the one from the Crédit Lyonnais tower or the basilique de Fourvière, just as the tour métallique cannot compare to the Eiffel tower. But if you... more

Lyons is sometimes accused of losing its soul when trying to imitate Paris. Even if this is a harsh and unjustified criticism, the metal tower on Fourvière hill next to the Basilique de Fourvière is proof indeed. In 1893, 4 yea... more

To enter this museum you first have to go through the Musée des Tissus (Fabric Museum). The museum itself is a two-storey collection of furniture, tapestries, china and earthenware. There are rooms reconstructed in XVIIIc style... more

Located within the Gadagne museum, this museum's exhibit is all about France's best-known puppet - Guignol, created in Lyon in 1908 by the silk worker Laurent Mourguet. Mourguet was the inspiration behind Lyon's satirical stree... more

To better understand the history of Lyon, you have to start with this museum on the hill of Fourvière. It shows the prehistory and the proto-history of the Lyonnaise region, as well as the birth of Lyon (43BC) up until the 7th... more

The Rhône is one of the largest rivers in France and is the mainstay of industry from Lyons to Marseilles with its factories, dams and power stations. It is particularly true of Lyons, ideally located between the Low Countries... more