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Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th of September 2010

The Urban Community of Lyon throws open the doors of its rich heritage to reveal its treasures!

Explore the buildings, gardens and sites that are only accessible to the public for two days in the year.

Or take the opportunity to visit our monuments, historic areas or museums, since culture is very much in the air this weekend!

The museums will be offering activities and guided tours on this special occasion.

This 27th staging of the event will spotlight the Great Men and Women who inspired, imagined and built our exceptional heritage.

Lyon has many such notables, as a visit to our “wall of famous personalities” will immediately confirm!

You could also go on a tour with a guide from Lyon’s Tourist Information Centre!

They offer guided tours in English enabling you to discover Our City’s rich Heritage.
Share their passion and their knowledge.
Exceptional prices and small group sizes ensure that you get the very most out of your visit, by reservation only.

Discover the programme of tours in English

The 18th and 19th of September 2010

It keeps getting better!

A completely urban cycling event – interested?

Choose between 3 circuits according to your technique, your stamina and your inclinations!

• The 55 km Expert Rando circuit has some superb runs in the Monts d’Or.

• The Enduro option offers 8 extremely technical specials and intense sensations!

• The 30 km sports circuit blends off-road and urban riding from hill to hill with some truly spectacular sections.

• Finally, the 20 km Discovery circuit is a fun, informal and easy course suitable for everyone.

Don’t forget your helmet!

Spectators looking for some real thrills should place themselves by one of the technical sections!

It’s difficult to miss…
If you approach the steps of the Croix-Rousse and the Vieux-Lyon, la Sarra, the Louis Pradel Square, and the steeper streets, you’re sure to find the action! Be careful and have a great time!

It’s a marvellous spectacle that shouldn’t be missed… at the heart of the “Journées du Patrimoine” - European Heritage Celebration!

Funerary rites in Lugdunum from the 1st century B.C. to the 3rd century A.D.

Until September 26th 2010

At the Lyon-Fourvière Gallo-Roman Museum

Take a trip through time and discover the funerary rites of our Roman ancestors…

Every stage from death to burial is evoked using reconstitutions…

Ceremonies, vigils, processions, the evolution from incineration rites to burial, funeral banquets, rites, objects, symbols, epitaphs… all provide better understanding of the way in which life came to an end in those times, when death did not have today’s tragic character.

Epitaphs provide information on the origins of the deceased: their family, background, daily-life, craftsmanship, trade, etc. and add perspective to the texts.

Lugdunum’s necropolises offer a great deal of information and provide everything required for an extremely rich collection, enhanced even more by means of reconstitutions which make the exhibition extremely accessible to all.

This exhibition has been recognised by the Ministry of Culture and Communication and the Office of the Museums of France as being of national interest.

From the 9th of September to the 3rd of October 2010

Encore!

A word rather than a theme for this 14th staging of the event!

“ Encore!” sets the stage for winning performances, freedom and creativity for a Biennial packed with spontaneity, humour, vital energy, and sensation, filling the halls and auditoriums of the Urban Community of Lyon for a month, during which Dance reigns supreme.

Over the month you can choose between 168 performances by 40 companies and 740 invited artists from every corner of the world and every dance tradition.

From classical to hip-hop, flamenco to ethnic dance, and jazz to contemporary, the entire passion of dance is coming together here in Lyon!

The Dance Biennial has a truly magical and liberating effect!

As we like to say, “Encore!”

Discover our Dance Biennial Weekend packages

From the 4th to the 10th of October

In 34 cinemas across the Urban Community of Lyon

This 2nd staging of the event promises to be a cinematographic feast, with 6 retrospectives, and the full Visconti… to get you quivering with passion!

It is also the perfect opportunity to (re)discover films in their original versions or by forgotten filmmakers, American rarities, the films of Dario Argento, or a range of French films already considered classics…

To add to the charm of the festival, many actors and filmmakers will be presenting films in 34 cinemas across the Urban Community of Lyon.

The festival will be punctuated with exhibitions and events: a grand celebration of the cinema in the centre of Lyon for the opening on the 3rd, mega-session for younger audiences on the 6th, Cinema Night on the 8th at la Halle, awarding of the Prix Lumière on the 9th at the Amphitheatre, tributes and awards… for a major celebration of the cinema that’s open to everyone.

The ‘village de jour’ will offer cinema-related books, classic films and animations: signings, exhibitions, restaurant…

At the ‘village de nuit’ at the Plateforme, you can meet the performers in a warm and pleasant atmosphere.

The suspense has been mounting…

And the winner of the Prix Lumière 2010 is… Milos Forman!

You mustn’t miss the cinema festival that’s for everyone!

Reserve your places now!