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I have 5 days in Lyon and then 5 more days to roam. I'd appreciate any suggestions.
I enjoy nice restaurants, tourist sites and old structures. I will have a car to get to other places.
Thanks

Go to the Destinations pages, top left menu, and start your research there. The forums get better replies if the questions are specific, especially since not everyone has the same interests.

Well I'd suggest just south of Lyon the fabulous Provence area in and around Avignon/Arles would fill your wish list and more. Pont du Gard - ancient Roman aqueduct - Palace of the Popes - monumental ancient palace; Nimes with Roman relics; Arles, the Camargue, Uzes, Les Baux-de-Provence and St-Remy-de-Provence - research all those lovely sights within a very compact area conducive to going by car.

Given it is summer and you have a car, I think Provence is a good idea, also. Plenty of old structures there.

An alternative is to stick to Burgundy and the Jura: take a look at the Michelin Green Guides for ideas.

I just got back thanks for the replies.
any super restaurants in the areas?

Another vote for Provence - the Roman heritage is overwhelming!

There are dozens of super restaurants in the area. To find them, use www.viamichelin.com and click on "restaurants". Enter a city and select categories:

One, two or three stars indicate excellent quality of food, more stars do mean necessarily that the food gets better but you will have more chi-chi. Everything with a star is super.

The bib gourmand symbol stands for restaurants with very good cuisine at moderate prices - usually a very good bet.

A good base for the Provence would be Arles, a charming mid-sized town with a Roman amphitheatre, a Greek theatre, a necropolis and a wonderful cathedral. If you enter "Arles" in restaurant search, viamichelin displays a small map with one restaurant with a bib gourmand (right in town), two with 1 star and three with 2 stars.

In the list, you will find one 2-star-restaurant in Les Baux-de-Provence which will also make a very good base (however pricey).

While in Lyon for 30 days last year, we went to Vienne (nice Roman arena), Pérouges (medieval village), Beaune (smallish village in the heart of one of France's great wine-producing regions), Dijon (nice old town), Annecy (great setting with Alpine lake and old town). In Lyon itself you have 2 Roman ruins, several cathedrals and a basilica, traditional bouchon restaurants, and much more. Check out the tours at the office of tourism.

Les Baux' *** Michelin restaurant obviously has lost a star?

<i> Beaune (smallish village in the heart of one of France's great wine-producing regions)</i>

Beaune is a town with a population of 22,310 as of 2010.

There are a parade of wine villages north of Beaune - easily accessible by car or train - some of the most famous Burgudny wine names - like Nuits-Sts-Georges - but yes Beaune is a regional town with a thriving commercial center - not a smallish village at all.

great suggestions
thanks for the help