Sights & Attractions in Lyon and the Alps

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Basilique de Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière
The rather pompous late-19th-century basilica, at the top of the... 		Religious Sites Lyon
 
Cathédrale St-Jean
Solid and determined—having withstood the sieges of time... 		Religious Sites Lyon
 
Hôtel Bullioud
This superb Renaissance mansion, close to the Hôtel Paterin... 		Houses / Mansions Lyon
 
Hôtel de Ville
Architects Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte redesigned... 		Architectural Sites Lyon
 
Institut Lumière
On the site where the Lumière brothers, Auguste et Louis... 		Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Maison du Crible
This 17th-century mansion is one of Lyon's oldest. In the courtyard... 		Houses / Mansions Lyon
 
Musée des Beaux-Arts
In the elegant 17th-century Palais St-Pierre, once a Benedictine... 		Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Musée des Confluences
A spanking-new architectural extravaganza, the Frank Gehry-redolent... 		Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Musée Gallo-Romain de Fourvière
Since 1933, systematic excavations have unearthed vestiges of... 		Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Musée Historique des Tissus
A sister museum to the Arts Décoratifs collection, this... 		Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Musée Urbain Tony Garnier
Known also as the Cité de la Création (City of... 		Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Musées Gadagne
These two museums are housed in the city's largest ensemble of... 		Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Opéra de Lyon
The barrel-vaulted Lyon Opera, a reincarnation of a moribund... 		Arts / Performance Venues Lyon
 
Place Bellecour
Shady, imposing Place Bellecour is one of the largest squares... 		Architectural Sites Lyon
 
Place des Terreaux
The four majestic horses rearing up from a monumental 19th-century... 		Squares Lyon
 
Rue du Bœuf
Like the parallel Rue St-Jean, Rue du Bœuf has traboules... 		Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) Lyon
 
Rue St-Jean
Once Vieux Lyon's major thoroughfare, this street leads north... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Lyon
 
Théâtres Romains
Two ruined, semicircular Roman-built theaters are tucked into... 		Archaeological Sites Lyon
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