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...
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Religious Sites Lyon
 
Cathédrale St-Jean
Solid and determined—having withstood the sieges of time...
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Religious Sites Lyon
 
Hôtel Bullioud
This Renaissance mansion, close to the Hôtel Paterin, is...
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Houses / Mansions Lyon
 
Hôtel de Ville
Architects Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte redesigned...
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Government Buildings Lyon
 
Institut Lumière
On the site where the Lumière brothers invented the first...
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Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Les Halles de Lyon
For a sensory feast you won't soon forget, walk over west of...
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Markets / Bazaars Lyon
 
Maison du Crible
This 17th-century mansion is one of Lyon's oldest. In the courtyard...
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Houses / Mansions Lyon
 
Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine
Since 1933, systematic excavations have unearthed vestiges of...
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Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Musée des Beaux-Arts
In the elegant 17th-century Palais St-Pierre, once a Benedictine...
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Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Musée Gadagne
This museum is housed in the city's largest ensemble of Renaissance...
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Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Musée Historique des Tissus
On display is a fascinating exhibit of intricate carpets, tapestries...
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Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Musée Urbain Tony Garnier
Known also as the Cité de la Création (City of...
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Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites Lyon
 
Opéra de Lyon
The barrel-vaulted Lyon Opera, a reincarnation of a moribund...
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Arts / Performance Venues Lyon
 
Place Bellecour
Shady, imposing Place Bellecour is one of the largest squares...
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Architectural Sites Lyon
 
Place des Terreaux
The four majestic horses rearing up from a monumental 19th-century...
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Squares Lyon
 
Rue du Bœuf
Like the parallel Rue St-Jean, Rue du Boeuf has traboules, courtyards...
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Neighborhoods / Streets Lyon
 
Rue St-Jean
Once Vieux Lyon's major thoroughfare, this street leads north...
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Neighborhoods / Streets Lyon
 
Théâtres Romains
Two ruined, semicircular Roman-built theaters are tucked into...
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Archaeological Sites Lyon
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