[*trad*] Office du Tourisme et des Congrès du Grand Lyon

Lyon Highlights

Welcome to Lyon, capital of the Rhone Region!

The Rhône region never leaves anyone indifferent – the contrasts of its landscapes and Beaujolais vineyards constantly surprise.

Located at the confluent of the Rhône and the Saône, Lyon is proud of its 2000 years of history.
Once Lugdunum, capital of the Gauls, now Lyon, an international metropolis, France’s second city proposes an original trip back in time and through cultures.

UNESCO has recognised the exceptional nature of Lyon by listing its historical site as a World Heritage.

Gastronomy, culture, nature, sport...
Lyon and the Rhône region offer visitors a warm welcome, surprising and delighting them with their rich resources, festive atmosphere and carefully preserved quality of life.

Lyon ID card

Lyon in a nutshell

• NAME: Lyon, originally Lugdunum in 43 BC, at the gateway to Condate, a small Gaul town, which became Luon in the Middle Ages, then Lion and Lyon as time passed.
• AGE: 2000 years of history, at times rich and prosperous, at other times the centre of revolts, but always proud and strong
• NATIONALITY: French by its art of living, taste for luxury and good food.
  A French city that has always dreamed of its Italian neighbour, since the time of the Romans who made it the capital of the Three Gauls, through to the merchants of the Renaissance period who left their mark on Vieux Lyon.
• SPECIAL CHARACTERISTIC: listed by Unesco as a World Heritage
• SITE CHARACTER: determined, lover of the good things in life, generous, creative, open and outward-looking.
• COLOURS: ochre, sienna, pink for the ancient districts along by the Saône and bluey grey for the elegant facades on the streets by the Rhône.
  Green, purple and golden in the Beaujolais region.
• PASSIONS: good food and wine, fêtes, music, dance, silk and light …
  in other words: life.