Hotel Lyon Est Porte de l'Ain

La fontaine des Jacobins

by Klod5

Très tôt, une pompe occupa la place, puis une fontaine où l'on devait installer la statue du préfet Vaïsse.
La fontaine actuelle fût décidée en 1877. Sa réalisation fût confiée à l'architecte Gaspard André et au sculpteur Charles Delaplanche. Sous le titre "Lyon à ceux qui l'ont illustré" ils élevèrent un imposant monument dans le goût de l'époque. Au-dessus de sirènes girondes, un temple surmonté d'un petit dôme abrite les outils de quatre artistes lyonnais, tenant leurs outils : l'architecte Philibert Delorme, le graveur Gérard Audran, le sculpteur Guillaume Coustou et le peintre Hippolyte Flandrin.

Very early, a pump occupied the place, then a fountain where one had to install the statue of prefect Vaïsse.
The present fountain was decided in 1877. Its realization was confided to architect Gaspard André and sculptor Charles Delaplanche. Under the title "Lyon to those that illustrated" it they raised an imposing monument in the taste of the time. Above fat sirens, a temple surmounted of a small dome shelters the tools of four artists of Lyons, holding their tools : architect Philibert Delorme, engraver Gérard Audran, sculptor Guillaume Coustou and painter Hippolyte Flandrin.

TGV from Paris: 2h
from...

by Baron

TGV from Paris: 2h
from Marseille: 3h when the line is completed (5h now)
direct train connexions to Geneva and Torino

International Airport with TGV connexion.
Shuttle to Airport is around 6 US$ (forgot if it is 1 way or return).
Frequent bus & subways. Tramway service will start in 2001.
Some bus connections to the neighbouring medieval villages like Perouges (40kms).
A few bicycle path, but not enough.

4 hours in Lyon

by plancarpin

4 hours in Lyon is obviously short, but still one can do some interesting discoveries.
From Part Dieu station, just exit on Vivier Merle boulevard. Facing the staion, one can hire a bicycle from Velo'v booth (1 euro per hour, first 30 minutes are free) or take a tram towards perrache train station; so either ride or get the tram to the rhone bank; have a stroll on the new promenade "berges du Rhone", up to Pont de la Guillotiere. Cross it and enter the "Presqu'ile" through rue de la Barre. Have a look to Place Bellecour, the biggest pedestrian square in Europe; then stroll on Rue de la Republique, the longest pedestrian street, up to City hall (Hotel de ville). The Opera is just close by, as well as the nice place des Terreaux, at the back of the city Hall. Have a look to the "Mur des Lyonnais", a very nice trompe-l'oeil painted wall, depicting the famous people who made or make Lyon famous.
Then, you will reach the Saone bank, and the old part of the city. Cross the Saone on Pont de la feuillée, then make a left on the nice cobbled stone street Rue Saint Jean and reach the St Jean Cathedral, built in 1245.
enjoy the famous traboules, connecting street to street with passages through the buildings.
From the cathedral, either take a metro back to Saxe Gambetta station (3 stops on line D), then connect to Part Dieu station (2 stops); or ride back with bicycle to Part Dieu.
All this tour is easily made in 4 hours.
Enjoy your stay!

On top of Lyon

by Bigjones

The view is probably nicer when the wether is fine (man, it was freezing cold up there !) but still, it was fantastic. From there, you have a view on the whole structure of the city with the two rivers. You can also see the four towers of the basilica representing the cardinal virtues : strenght, prudence, temperance and justice.

Moscow-Lyon

by Kuznetsov_Sergey

Lyons is the city with rich history, there is a plenty of different sights.
The Saint Martin d’Ainay-abbey deserve the special attention. It was established in the X-th century. Also we can mention the Saint Jean Cathedral which construction occupied three centuries, the church Saint-Nizier updated recently which was built in the XV century on a place of more ancient church constructions. The building of a town hall dated on XVII century, is the witness of the heroic and tragical past. The Fourviere Basil was constructed in 1870. Being slightly inclined, it allows to examine the city from the hill.

There are a lot of museums in the city. The museum of the fine arts possesses rich assemblies of painting XIX and XX centuries, sculptures, art products and samples of art of the East. In this respect it is the second in France behind Louvre. The Museum of fabrics, the Museum of decorative art, the Museum of the Gallo-Roman civilization and the Museum of puppets are also interesting.
There is a building of the mayoralty in style of a baroque, the hotel Dier in the classical style. The district Croix Rousse is very interesting with its truncated streets, representing a labyrinth. In the XVII century the magnificent square Bellecour (former Royal square) was created, nowadays it is one of the main sights of Lyons. The town hall of Lyons constructed in XVIII century, is considered one of the most beautiful in France.

There are a lot of museums in the city. The museum of the fine arts possesses rich assemblies of painting XIX and XX centuries, sculptures, art products and samples of art of the East. In this respect it is the second in France behind Louvre. The Museum of fabrics, the Museum of decorative art, the Museum of the Gallo-Roman civilization and the Museum of puppets are also interesting.