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According to Grégoire de Tours (6th century) and Leidrade (8th century) there was a monastery on the Ile Barbe as early as the 5th century, making it, along with St Pierre, one of the oldest monasteries in Lyons. The building o... more
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The Gillet family, some of the biggest industrialists in Lyon, had their private mansion called "Villa Gillet" built in this park in the Croix-Rousse area. The city council bought it in 1976 and it is now dedicated to art with... more
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In 1900, the existing funicular was extended to the esplanade deFourviere. A new line and an 80m viaduct were built between the basilique de Fourviere and the Loyasse cemetery to the West. However, a lack of passengers forced t... more
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The Zonzon theater company has recently taken over the Guignol Theater. Without completely doing away with the original spirit of the place, the Zonzons have added some youthful touches to the famous puppets by creating new set... more
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World Pastry Cup is the biggest pastry making competition being held in Lyon, the capital of gastronomy every other year since 1989. Participants from 7000 countries come and form teams and take part in this biennial event. Ded... more
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The Galerie Dettinger-Mayer exhibits raw, primitive art from Africa and the South Sea Islands. Housed here are contemporary artworks from very talented artists. There is also sculpture and a permanent exhibition of artists such... more
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This hall was built between 1909 and 1914 as an outline for the larger city built by the architect (see Quartier des Etats-Unis). It was inaugurated for the 1914 Universal Exhibition as a project for an "industrial city". Nowad... more
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The Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation is located in what used to be the offices of the Gestapo and Klaus Barbie. While it avoids being too downbeat, the CHRD will leave no one unmoved. The themes of the ex... more
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In terms of gastronomy, Lyon is well-known for its hot Sausage and Quenelles and everyone knows that the Guignol puppet theater originated here. Now Lyon has another claim to fame - its trompe lil painted walls. If you liked th... more
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