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 Lyon, World Heritage
2 or 3h
Coach visit for groups
Lyon was listed in December 1998 as a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
Sightseeing circuit through the 2000 years of the City’s history from the Fourvière Hill, known as Lugdunum under the Romans, to Vieux Lyon, the medieval district whose Renaissance architecture has been preserved over the centuries, and the Presqu’île where numerous private mansions bear witness to the city’s prosperity and influence in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Recall of the history of the Croix Rousse Hill, the district of the Canuts, Lyon’s silk weaver who lived and worked in modest buildings. |
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Programme suggestions
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VARIOUS POSSIBILITIES ARE PROPOSED!
You have been won over by the idea of exploring Lyon, its unique built heritage, its culinary delights, its rich cultural activity, the avant-garde architecture of its car parks, and its many other attractions.
Lyon offers ideas for original, exotic or traditional tourist programmes for groups or individual visitors.
You will find examples of half-day circuits focusing on Lyon’s key themes to help you prepare your customers’ stay.
You can also combine these to design your own programme of one or more days.
IDEAS FOR GROUP PROGRAMMES
Note: For groups, coach visits are understood with the group’s coach
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 Lyon, City of Light
2 or 3h
Coach visit for groups
The circuit reveals the face of Lyon at night - lights and heritage try to outmatch each other in a concerto of illuminations inspiring awe and amazement.
Thanks to the “Light Plan” each evening more than 200 sites, monuments and bridges are illuminated creating Lyon’s nocturnal landscapes.
At nightfall the face of the town changes and light becomes an architectural element in its own right: the Opera House is ablaze with purple, the Dome of Hostel Dieu is covered with gold, the basilica is surrounded with blue-tinted lights. |
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 Lyon, good food and wine
3h guided walk for groups
Choice between Visit to Vieux Lyon, the first Renaissance district to be protected in France, its alleyways, buildings, inner courtyards, galleries, …
Or Visit to the 'Halles de Lyon - Paul Bocuse', the famous permanent covered market where Lyon’s great chefs go shopping! Introduction to oenology in the chapel cellar of Cour des Loges where you will discover wine tasting methods and the characteristics of regional wines.
To complete this “gourmet” circuit we suggest finishing with a meal at Paul Bocuse’s restaurant with the possibility of organising the transfer by boat. |
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 Lyon through its walls
2 or 3h coach
Visit for groups
The large wall frescos that decorate blind façades scattered throughout the town have become a special feature of Lyon.
The painted-wall circuit lets visitors discover imaginary areas.
Portrayal of historical events, comic strips and veiled humorous references are on the programme for this guided tour of our city’s great urban museum. |
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IDEAS FOR PROGRAMMES FOR INDIVIDUAL VISITORS
Note: These tours can be proposed either with or without a guide |
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 From Fourvière to Vieux Lyon
3h walk for individual visitors
Panorama on the entire city and the 500 hectares listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco, from the Fourvière esplanade.
As you go down the slopes of Fourvière Hill you have superb views over the city and its rivers.
A walk around Vieux Lyon, the first area to be protected in France, recalling the city in the Middle Ages through to the Renaissance.
Explore its narrow streets, its interior courtyards and traboules, its typical covered alleyways. |
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 A stroll by the river
A 4h tour on foot or by boat without a guide
Stroll freely along by the Saône to appreciate the atmosphere of its bustling and colourful arts and craft markets (on Sunday morning), the food markets on quai Saint Antoine, rich with flavours and fragrances, and finally the second-hand book stalls for those who love reading.
Take a boat from quai Claude Bernard to discover Lyon during a lunch-time cruise (departure 12.30 p.m. / return 3 p.m.) |
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 Shopping and culture on the Presqu’île
3h walk for individual visitors
Walk round the Presqu’île and explore the famous “Carré d’Or” and the rues Emile Zola, Gasparin and Edouard Herriot – a concentration of Lyon’s luxury stores.
Off towards place de la République and rue de la République, in this busy, airy pedestrian precinct, the « fashion » Presqu’île with its department stores, for instance Printemps, major French and European brands and, of course, the stores that can only be found in Lyon!
Discover its architecture, the Passage de l’Argue, a retail centre with a glass roof built in the 19th century.
A little further north, a very lively historical district – picturesque street names (for example rue des quatres chapeaux or four hats street, rue de l’arbre sec or dry tree street), riverside avenues and squares - a shopping circuit sca | |
