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The region is one of outstanding natural beauty, with some pretty high peaks. Just like the ones on the picture to the left:)))More to come!
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Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière Lyon
43 Reviews Looming above Lyon from its position on a hilltop on the right bank of the Saône, the Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière can be seen from numerous places in the city. So it is certainly a prominent...
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Aiguille Du Midi Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
33 Reviews What? At ca. 3,800, Aiguille du Midi gets you as close to Mont Blanc as you can get without mountain climbing skills or inclinations. At ca. EUR 50 per person, the cable car is pricey, but very much...
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Walk the Streets Yvoire
6 Reviews The last invasion of Yvoire is surely by the greenery. When stolling in the streets, you could enjoy many flowers and the famous Garden of the Fives Senses (entrance fee). Since many years Yvoire...
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Vieux Lyon - general Lyon
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...
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Mer de Glace & Montenvers Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
15 Reviews It's quite an experience, using the mechanical means to go up and down the mountain, and to walk several meters inside the glacier (with the advantage of being the shortest of the three rides locally...
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Church of St. Pancras Yvoire
3 Reviews You could not miss the steeple of Saint Pancras Church. Its onion-shaped dome was built in the XIXth century. Due to the rust damages, it was renovated with stainless steel and gold leaves for the...
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Rhône & Saône Rivers Lyon
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...
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Hiking Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
12 Reviews When I returned to France in 2008, one of my objectives was to trek the Haute Route but spent more time in the Pyrenees than I could and still have time for this scenic hike. Leading from Chamonix in...
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Castle Yvoire
1 Review I didn't realize that the Castle wasn't open for visitors but it didn't matter, by that time I had already visited the castles at Chillon and Gruyeres in Switzerland and I wasn't really interested in...
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Fourvière Hill Lyon
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...
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Other Activities Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
2 Reviews Having never skied i booked a ski lesson through ESF Chamonix the same day that i arrived in Chamonix. Ski lessons in the valley were not cheap however i booked a private instructor for the afternoon...
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Architecture Yvoire
1 Review Yvoire has an exceptionnal location on the French shoreside of Geneva Lake. During the Middle Age the city was fortified due to its strategical position. In the XVIst century after fierce battle, the...
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Place Bellecour Lyon
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...
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Place des Terreaux Lyon
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...
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Presqu'ile Lyon
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...
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Cathédrale St-Jean Lyon
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...
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National Opera House Lyon
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...
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Museum of Fine Arts Lyon
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....
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Musée Civilisation Gallo-Romaine &Amphitheatres Lyon
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...
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Parc de la Téte d'Or Lyon
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...
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Traboules Lyon
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...
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Part-Dieu Lyon
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
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Croix Rousse Lyon
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...
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Murs Peints - Murals Lyon
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...
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Other museums Lyon
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...
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The region is one of outstanding natural beauty, with some pretty high peaks. Just like the ones on the picture to the left:)))More to come!
Awesome food; awesome drinks. The problem is that your digestive system won't be able to handle it 5 days in a row
The Ardeche Gorges are one of the most impressive natural sites in the South of France, 30km long and 300m high in places.
Hotel Cour Des Loges Lyon
3 Reviews and 267 Opinions I must admit to sleeping around in my favorite cities! :-) Blame it on wanting to experience...
Novotel Grenoble Centre Grenoble
1 Review and 91 Opinions Hotel Novotel Centre is a centrally located business hotel in WTC Grenoble, just behind the railway...
Morgane Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
1 Review and 136 Opinions Central location and very accomodating staff.
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Q: We are traveling by car in February from Lyon to Geneva. We have all day to make the trip. Looking for ideas for places to stop...
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