Things to Do in Lyon

Things to Do in Lyon

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Basilique de Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière
The rather pompous late-19th-century basilica, at the top of the... 		Religious Sites Lyon
 
Basilique de Saint-Martin d'Ainay
The abbey church of one of Lyon's most ancient monasteries, this... 		Religious Sites Lyon
 
Cathédrale St-Jean
Solid and determined—having withstood the sieges of time... 		Religious Sites Lyon
 
Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation
During World War II, especially after 1942, Lyon played an important... 		Museums / Galleries 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
 
Hôtel Paterin
This is a particularly fine example of the type of splendid Renaissance... 		Houses / Mansions Lyon
 
Institut Lumière
On the site where the Lumière brothers, Auguste et Louis... 		Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Jardin Archéologique
There are the excavated ruins of two churches that succeeded... 		Archaeological Sites Lyon
 
Jardin des Chartreux
One of several of Lyon's small, leafy parks in Lyon, this one... 		Parks Lyon
 
Jardin des Plantes
In these luxurious Botanical Gardens you'll find remnants of... 		Gardens / Arboretums Lyon
 
Maison des Canuts
Despite the industrialization of silk and textile production... 		Museums / Galleries Lyon
 
Maison du Crible
This 17th-century mansion is one of Lyon's oldest. In the courtyard... 		Houses / Mansions Lyon
 
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Housed in an 18th-century mansion, the museum has fine collections... 		Museums / Galleries 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
 
Parc de la Tête d'Or
On the bank of the Rhône, this 300-acre park encompasses... 		Parks 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
 
St-Paul
The 12th-century church of St-Paul is noted for its octagonal... 		Religious Sites Lyon
 
Théâtres Romains
Two ruined, semicircular Roman-built theaters are tucked into... 		Archaeological Sites Lyon
 
Tour Métallique
Beyond Fourvière Basilica is this skeletal metal tower... 		Architectural Sites Lyon
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