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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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Basilique de Saint-Martin d'Ainay
The abbey church of one of Lyon's most ancient monasteries, this...
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Cathédrale St-Jean
Solid and determined—having withstood the sieges of time...
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Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation
During World War II, especially after 1942, Lyon played an important...
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Hôtel Bullioud
This Renaissance mansion, close to the Hôtel Paterin, is...
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Hôtel de Ville
Architects Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte redesigned...
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Hôtel Paterin
This is a particularly fine example of the type of splendid Renaissance...
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Institut Lumière
On the site where the Lumière brothers invented the first...
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Jardin Archéologique
This garden contains the excavated ruins of two churches that...
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Jardin des Chartreux
This garden is just one of several small, leafy parks in Lyon...
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Jardin des Plantes
In the peaceful, luxurious Botanical Garden are remnants of the...
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Les Halles de Lyon
For a sensory feast you won't soon forget, walk over west of...
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Maison des Canuts
Despite the industrialization of silk and textile production...
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Maison du Crible
This 17th-century mansion is one of Lyon's oldest. In the courtyard...
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Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine
Since 1933, systematic excavations have unearthed vestiges of...
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Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Housed in an 18th-century mansion, the museum has fine collections...
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Musée des Beaux-Arts
In the elegant 17th-century Palais St-Pierre, once a Benedictine...
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Musée Gadagne
This museum is housed in the city's largest ensemble of Renaissance...
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Musée Historique des Tissus
On display is a fascinating exhibit of intricate carpets, tapestries...
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Musée Urbain Tony Garnier
Known also as the Cité de la Création (City of...
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Opéra de Lyon
The barrel-vaulted Lyon Opera, a reincarnation of a moribund...
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Parc de la Tête d'Or
On the bank of the Rhône, this 300-acre park encompasses...
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Place Bellecour
Shady, imposing Place Bellecour is one of the largest squares...
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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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Rue St-Jean
Once Vieux Lyon's major thoroughfare, this street leads north...
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St-Paul
The 12th-century church of St-Paul is noted for its octagonal...
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Théâtres Romains
Two ruined, semicircular Roman-built theaters are tucked into...
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Tour Métallique
Beyond Fourvière Basilica is this skeletal metal tower...
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