Things to do in Lyon, France: 2 minute guide to the top attractions
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Lyon, France’s third biggest city is a busy commercial and tourist centre in east-central France and a UNESCO world heritage site.
Situated on the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers, the historic city centre forms a peninsula called the Presqu'île between the two rivers. Here you’ll find the main square, the Place des Terreaux with the impressive city hall and the fine art museum, the Musee des beaux-art de Lyon. Housed in a former 17th century convent, it is one of the largest art galleries in France. A few streets away, the Opera House is the home of the Opéra National de Lyon. The original 1831 opera house was re-designed between 1985 and 1993.
Take a stroll through the slopes of the old silk district, called the Croix-Rousse, which features medieval and modern architecture, to the banks of the river Saône. Here you’ll find the Fresque des Lyonnais mural covering an entire building. It depicts 31 famous people from Lyon and is one of 150 wall paintings in the city.
Cross the river to the district called Vieux (Old) Lyon with its impressive medieval Cathedral of St John, the Renaissance quarter of St Jean and quirky museums such as the Miniature and Cinema museum. In this district you’ll find examples of narrow passageways named Traboules. Unique to Lyon, these 4th century short-cuts pass through buildings and link the streets on either side.
Take a ride on the world's first urban funicular railway, linking the old town to the hilly quarter of La Croix-Rousse and the Fourvière district. This large hill to the west of the city houses the bejewelled basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and the Tour Metallique, a TV tower which replicates the top part of the Eifel Tower. In the Fourviere district you’ll also find extensive Roman remains, testifying to two millennia of urban settlement in Lyon.
Cross back over the river to the impressive science centre and anthropology museum, the Musee des Confluences. Wander through the impressive Place Bellecour the third-largest public square in France, past shops and lively restaurants.
Lyon is renowned for its cuisine and the world-famous chef Paul Bocuse originates from here. No visit would be complete without a meal in a bouchon – a typical Lyonnaise restaurant or a visit on the Rhone-side of the city to the sumptuous Paul Bocuse food hall, a gastronomic delight.
Places to see in ( Lyon - France ) Rue de la Republique
Places to see in ( Lyon - France ) Rue de la Republique
Rue de la République is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon. This is the main shopping street of the city. This zone is served by the metro stations Bellecour, Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel and Cordeliers. The street belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
After his appointment in 1853, the prefect of the Rhône and mayor of Lyon Claude-Marius Vaïsse decided to create three new roads connecting the Place Bellecour to other major squares of the Presqu'Île :
Rue Victor Hugo, connecting the Place Bellecour and Place Carnot
Rue de l'Impératrice, then renamed rue de l'Hôtel de Ville and then rue du Président-Édouard-Herriot, between Place Bellecour and Place des Terreaux
Rue Impériale (1862–1871), later renamed rue de Lyon (1871–1878), then rue de la République (since August–September 1878), which leads from the Place Bellecour to the Place Louis Pradel, where are the Hôtel de Ville and the Opera.
Two squares have been created on this occasion, both located along the rue de la République : the Place Impériale (now Place de la République) and the Place des Cordeliers. The street, long over a kilometer, follows a southwest–northeast axis from the Place Bellecour to the Place de la République, then a north–south axis to the Place Louis Pradel. In 1894, the President Sadi Carnot was assassinated at the palace of Commerce, located on the Place des Cordeliers.
In the 1970s, the construction of the line A of Metro generated the digging of trenches on the entire street. The location of the Rue de la République, in the center of the city, and its large number of shops make the street one of the most frequented ones of Lyon by day and night. It is also known by its apocope, Rue de la Ré.
Like the avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Rue de la République attracts a large number of signs, including :
Luxury shops
Cheap shops, including Cheap (Prisunic), demolished in 2006, and the fast-food Mac Donald
Cinemas as Pathé Lyon - Bellecour, or the Pathé Lyon - Cordeliers (ex Nefs 8) and CNP Odéon both located in adjacent streets
Major brands of distribution, such as Fnac Bellecour
Many restaurants and cafeterias
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Fête des Lumières 2017 - Rétrospective
Revivez la Fête des Lumières 2017 qui s'est déroulée du 7 au 10 décembre à Lyon.
Chaque année, éclairagistes, designers, vidéastes, architectes, graphistes, artistes plasticiens, mais aussi compagnies de spectacles de rue, proposent des installations inédites et surprenantes.
En 2017, la Fête des lumières a accueilli un public nombreux qui a pu découvrir durant 4 soirées une ville transformée par des créations originales audacieuses, des petites places aux grands sites comme la place Bellecour, l’Antiquaille ou les théâtres antiques de Fourvière.
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Fantastic view of the city of Lyon, France from Fourviere Hill
Amazing 180 degree view of the city of Lyon from the Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière on Fouviere Hill
Lyon Croix-Rousse Walking and Cycling Tunnel
Le Tube is a 1,763 km long tunnel under Croix-Rousse Hill.
It was first thought as an emergency tunnel only to the parallel road tunnel.
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Places to see in ( Tours - France ) Hotel de Ville de Tours
Places to see in ( Tours - France ) Hotel de Ville de Tours
The Town Hall Tours was built between 1896 and 1904 by the architect Touraine Victor Laloux at law rue Nationale. The monumental building, disproportionately large compared to the Place Jean-Jaurès and the Palace of Justice , is intended to reflect the republican virtues and the municipal authority. The town hall and the Place Jean Jaurès evoke a Parisian layout. Interior and exterior decoration accounted for one quarter of the total cost (596,000 francs for 2.36 million).
On the facade, there are four Atlanteans of François Sicard ; on the left and right of the clock, two caryatids (Day and Night) are by Emile Joseph Nestor Carlier (1849-1927). Two elongated characters represent the Loire (on the left) and the Cher . They are Jean-Antoine Injalbert . The two wings are decorated: to the west, the Courage and Force of Jean-Baptiste Hugues , and to the east, Education and Vigilance, by Alphonse Cordonnier . All the rest of the decoration is due to Henri Varenne (who alone will receive 334,000 francs). Its roof served as a model for the restoration of the Montreal City Hall following its fire in 1922 .
On the ground floor, the stone peristyle serves as a place of exhibition.The monumental stone staircase houses a monument to the dead. On the first floor, the village hall and the wedding hall are abundantly decorated. The municipal council chamber is adorned with a triptych on the life of Joan of Arc by Jean-Paul Laurens (1901-1903).
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