Lyon Off The Beaten Path

  Abbey d'Ainay, Lyon
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      Abbey d'Ainay, Lyon
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      Lyon - Waterfall at Fourviere Hill
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Most Viewed Off The Beaten Path in Lyon

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Perouges

Perouges, Lyon

 4 Reviews  Pérouges is a typical village of the Middle Age located on top of a hill at about 35km of Lyon. A lot of efforts have been made to preserve its medieval character and all the historic buildings have... 

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Palais du Facteur Cheval

Palais du Facteur Cheval, Lyon

 2 Reviews  The Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval in Hauterives in the department of Drôme in central France is my kind of palace. It was built by and for a hard working man as opposed to royalty. This palace was... 

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Lyon City

Lyon City, Lyon

 7 Reviews  One of the few museums we could find, the Miniatures museum is in old lyon. For a nominal fee (we don't even remember what it was!), you can walk through various rooms that hold tiny exhibits --... 

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La Dombe

La Dombe, Lyon

 1 Review  Take the Dombes Lakes Route Tour (by car). Dombes is about 45 minutes drive north of Lyon. The area has thousands of little ponds used for crop, cattle and fish farming. The local government... 

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Grande Lyon

 1 Review  Lyon was a roman city, and in te town itself you have many well known roman remains (the amphiteatre etc), but out of the centre of the city you can visit the remains of the Roman Aqueduct which was... 

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Dompierre

Dompierre, Lyon

 2 Reviews

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Bouligneux

Bouligneux, Lyon

 2 Reviews

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A Visit To A Vineyard In The Beaujolais

A Visit To A Vineyard In The Beaujolais, Lyon

 hquittner Says:  10 years ago we recognized that we were too old to continue independent sightseeing and started taking tours or if possible using mature family members as our... 

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Abbey d'Ainay

Abbey d'Ainay, Lyon

 aquatic Says:  This abbey was built in the beginning of the 12th century on the site of the Carolingian abbey of 9th century. The changes were made from 13th to 19th... 

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Thiers

Thiers, Lyon

 dejavu2gb Says:  Thiers is about a 2 hour drive from Lyon towards the south, and well worth the visit. Although I have to honestly say that we only stopped for a short while as... 

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Visit the round village of Oncieu

Visit the round village of Oncieu, Lyon

 Bigjones Says:  Oncieu is an original village in the form of an ellipse located between Lyon and Geneve in the region called Bugey. To get there from Lyon, take the motorway A... 

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Avignon

Avignon, Lyon

 keeweechic Says:  Avignon is now the capital of the department of Vaucluse and was one of the principal cities of the Cavares at the time of the Roman invasion. Central Avignon... 

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You absolutely MUST make a...

You absolutely MUST make a..., Lyon

 Krystynn Says:  You absolutely MUST make a side-trip to ARS to check out this quaint little town.... and to see the impressive Joan of Arc statue (please see pic below). More... 

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Whilst at Chamonix, you'll...

Whilst at Chamonix, you'll..., Lyon

 paul002 Says:  Whilst at Chamonix, you'll certainly go up to the Mer de Glace - the glacier, and you'll propably vist the ice-cave.Iinside this man-made cave, hewn out of... 

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Thonon Les Bain &...

Thonon Les Bain &..., Lyon

 paul002 Says:  Thonon Les Bain & YvoireThese are two pretty little villages on Lake Geneve. Yvoire is certainly the more picturesque. There are flowers everywhere, in the... 

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CHAMONIXWell, not quite off...

CHAMONIXWell, not quite off..., Lyon

 paul002 Says:  CHAMONIXWell, not quite off the beaten track! Chamonix is a delightful touristic place on the side of Mont Blanc. The scenery is out of this world as the next... 

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Waterfall at Fourviere Hill

Waterfall at Fourviere Hill, Lyon

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  While climbing at Fourviere Hill you can admire a beautiful waterfall. 

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chateau de bagnols and de corcelles

chateau de bagnols and de corcelles, Lyon

 delcity Says:  check the introduction page for information on a couple of nearby places to visit. 

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The photo is of my wife...

The photo is of my wife..., Lyon

 paul002 Says:  The photo is of my wife Beatrice near an unusually pretty flower-bed in an open space by the main road of Thonon Les Bain. Lake Geneve is in the background. 

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A typical street in Yvoire....

A typical street in Yvoire...., Lyon

 paul002 Says:  A typical street in Yvoire. The photo does not do justice to the beauty of this place. If you're travelling in the vicinity, do not miss to visit Yvoire 

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Top 3 Hotels in Lyon

Hotel Cour Des Loges

 3 Reviews and 267 Opinions  I must admit to sleeping around in my favorite cities! :-) Blame it on wanting to experience... 

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Hilton Lyon

 2 Reviews and 280 Opinions  I loved this hotel. Request a room with a Rhone River view (balcony of course). Try and get... 

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Le Royal Lyon

 2 Reviews and 313 Opinions  This is the view from my room. While not the best, I could see the Baslica and Fourviere. 

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 A typical street in Yvoire. The photo does not do justice to the beauty of this place. If you're travelling in the vicinity, do not miss to visit Yvoire 

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Lyon, the city of Vélo'v

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 Lyon is a beautiful city at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône Rivers in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region. Among many other attractions, Lyon has a very distinctive and successful... 

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Lyon, Uneso World Heritage

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 The Lyon metropolitan area, the largest in the Rhône-Alpes region, lies in a strategic location in the natural plain of the Rhone Valley. It is surrounded by the Beaujolais country in the north, the... 

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A Well Sited City At The Center of France

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 Our first views of Lyon were of the Place des Jacobins only two short streets from our hotel , the Grand Hotel Concorde. We were headed toward the walking bridge over the Saone River and had reached... 

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J'ADORE ♥ LYON

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 - UNESCO World Heritage city since 1998 - city with the most vibrant cultural/night life in France beside Paris and Marseille - home of gourmet chef Paul Bocuse and capital of the famous French... 

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Former Capital of the Gauls

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 After bypassing Lyon many times on my way to other places, I spent a few days there in 2004 and really enjoyed it. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know a real French city. I found it extremely... 

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