Ecully Things to Do

During the early-Christian era and the beginnings of the Western church, the word "ecclesia", the bishop's church, was used instead of cathedral. Archaeological excavations between 1973 and 1977 brought to light Lyon's Episcopa... more

The Parc Bazin, between Lyon and Villeurbanne, proves that there are large open spaces even right in the middle of residential areas such as that to the east of Part-Dieu. Children go there after school, walkers go there to gat... more

A chamarier was a canon responsible for security within the walls of a cathedral complex. The house which can still be seen rue Saint Jean was built between the late 15th and early 16th centuries against the North wall since on... more

During his reign, Louis 12 decided to fortify Lyon and had a number of forts built around the city one of which was St Jean (middle of 16th century). To give the garrisons easy access a road was built, which is now called "la m... more

The Parc de Gerland was officially opened on the 14th of July 2000 and is an extension to the parc du confluent linked along the left bank of the Rhône to the parc de la Tête . This new green area is reminiscent of the parc And... more

The Préfecture du Rhône was constructed by A. Louvier (1879-90) along the lines of the Hôtel de Ville de Lyon and the Palais du Commerce. The building had to fulfill the administrative requirements of the Préfecture (regional a... more

The oldest veterinary school (established in 1762), was transferred to this former 17th century convent in the early 19th century when, after the French Revolution, the St Elisabeth nuns were sent elsewhere. The architect Chabr... more

This house was built in the 17th century and the Barou du Soleil family made their home here in the 18th century, hence the name given to the house. The entrance at 2, Rue St. Georges leads into one of the most beautiful courty... more

Pierre Bossan, the architect who worked in gothic(St. Georges) and byzantine-medieval styles (Fourvière) began building this church in 1856, and it was finished at the end of the 19th century by C.Franchet. The result is an ecl... more

At the end of the XIX century (1876-1898), Abraham Hirsch designed and supervised the construction on the left bank of the Rhône of the two buildings which were to house the faculties of pharmacy and medicine. The sober, neocla... more