Lyon Things to Do

 43 Reviews  A lovely old town to explore and is worth at least an afternoon of anyones time! Enjoyed our afternoon here albeit a freezing cold one and also too a ride on the funicular(later tip) up the Fourviere... 

 18 Reviews  Two rivers run through the city but the west one, the Saone, flows into the Rhone at the south end of Lyon. The tourist is more attracted to the Saone because its west bank rises at first gradually... 

 17 Reviews  This bell tower is all that remains of an old hospital, L'hôpital de la Charité, which was built in 1633 and enlarged in the eighteenth century in order to serve the poorest people of the region. The... 

 19 Reviews   The high tower - "a pencil" sticks out in the center of the old city in which there is a central office of known the Lyons credit bank. It is better to walk on narrow streets of the old city not... 

 12 Reviews  Along the north side of the Place des Terreaux is the large set of statues and a lead fountain created by the sculptor Bartholdi. which represent the Saone and Rhone rivers heading to the sea. Along... 

 26 Reviews  The tours of St. jean are very short but differ in their decoration and are best seen from different sites. The transept towers are best seen from the walking bridge across the Saone. The only large... 

 16 Reviews  My limited French suggests "almost island" which i guess is about right, the area between the Rhone and Saone rivers in the centre of town. Many shopping and restaurant opportunities and a good... 

 10 Reviews  One thing I'll say for the Lyon opera house: you can't mistake it for any other building in Lyon, or for any other opera house in the world that I know of. Or do you know of any other building that... 

 10 Reviews  I liked this sign at the entrance to the Fine Arts Museum, listing twenty things you ARE allowed to do in the museum, intermingled with only eight things (crossed out) that you are NOT allowed to do.... 

 14 Reviews  Just to the right of the large Amphitheater is the new museum which was built between 1971-75 by the architect Bernard-Henri Zehrfuss. It is in the form of a descending spiral built into the side... 

 10 Reviews  This "Park of the Golden Head " is in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon on the left bank of the Rhône River. It has an area of 105 hectares, including a 16 hectare lake. There are seven entrances to the... 

 5 Reviews  On the Place du Change are two fine buildings. One called the Loge du Change was created by Soufflet between 1747-50 with engaged columns on its upper floor where there also are Ionic capitals. It has... 

 2 Reviews   New Page 1 Go SHOPPING!! - An activity not to be missed by the ladies!!! There is a big shopping mall situated near the train station, Part Dieu, Grand 

 4 Reviews  Take a hike up the steep streets and walkways lined with distinctly tall, colorful and red-roofed buildings. Or you can cheat and take the metro to the Croix Rousse station. Either way, you?ll be... 

 3 Reviews  At the junction of the quai St. Vincent (number 49) and rue Martiniere is an apartment block whose facade is covered with a fresco of famous people of Lyon from the 19C. Among them are the Lumiere... 

 6 Reviews  Our family, OK all girls except me, enjoyed the museum of textiles and tissue. Numerous displays of every day through and many time periods. There was also an interesting display of famous movie... 

 bonio Says:  Now, I think that a "things to do" tip is correct here. Art Deco is the style I believe, and it does look pretty impressive. Most customers heading to the... 

 bonio Says:  Our visit in Dec 2011, an opportunity to visit the Christmas Market. All the goodies you'd hope to find, decorations, gift opportunities and some good food and... 

 Nemorino Says:  Just down the block from the Villa Lumière is the "Hangar of the First Film", where Auguste and Louis Lumière first tried out their new Cinematograph machine.At... 

 Nemorino Says:  This "Chestnut Theater" is a small theater in a small room at the end of a narrow passageway. The entrance is on rue des Marronniers, "Chestnut Street", which... 

 Nemorino Says:  I understood the beginning of Les Femmes savantes all right (two sisters quarrelling over a man they both liked) and also the end (the parents quarrelling about... 

 Nemorino Says:  When I saw the beautiful old Théâtre des Célestins from the year 1881 I knew I had to go and see something there, no matter what they were playing.It turned out... 

 Nemorino Says:  The audience for Les Femmes savantes by Molière was very mixed and included a lot of young people, some of whom had the text of the play with them since they...