LYON

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Have you ever come to Lyon?

Follow us in a sightseeing during a weekend !

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PLACE DES TERREAUXPlace des Terreaux was laid out in the 17th century. Its name comes from the Latin word for the ditches (terralia) that once surrounded the Croix-Rousse peninsula. The fountain, a masterpiece by Bartholdi, has been moved several times. It wound up on the north side of the square subsequent to the 1994 renovation by Christian Drevet and Daniel Buren.

Saturday 10 a.m.

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The 16th-century building burnt down shortly after its construction. Then, in the early 18th century, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, the architect of Versailles, renovated and altered it. A statue of Henri IV stands at the pinnacle where a statue of Louis XIV, destroyed during the French Revolution, once stood.

CITY HALL

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Lyon’s 1831 opera house was refurbished and considerably enlarged by Jean Nouvel in the early 1990s. As there was no land available for lateral extension, the architect doubled the building’s volume vertically by adding five nuderground levels and six levels beneath a roof topped off by an immense glass dome.

THE OPERASaturday 11 a.m.

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Digging began in 1940 but was not completed until 1948. This 1.750 meter traffic tunnel was innaugurated in 1952. It connects the Saône’s and the Rhônes’ riverbanks by going under the Croix-Rousse hill.

CROIX ROUSSE

Tunnel…

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THEATRE DES CELESTINS AND PLACE DES CELESTINS

This greatly appreciated Italian-style theater is the second largest of its kind after the Comédie-Française. The parking area at Place des Célestins is the pride of the city.

Saturday 2 p.m.

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Beneath this majestic square, one of the largest in Europe, lies a metro station and a car park. The statue here of Louis XIV is a copy made in the time of Napoleon I. The original was destroyed during the Revolution. The statue of Louis XIV is on the base of a particularly firm urban legend of Lyon. We indeed tell that his(her) sculptor, realizing that he had forgotten stirrups in the statue, would have committed suicide.

PLACE BELLECOUR AND STATUE OF LOUIS XIV

Saturday 3 p.m.

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Fourvière Basilica…

FOURVIERE

The people of Lyon vowed to build a huge church if they were spared an invasion by the Prussians. This imposing basilica was built during the second half of the century. It is often compared to the Sacré-Cœur in Paris. Unexpectedly, the old photograph feature the metal tower, which stands further away on the left: a photomontage aimed at getting together the two landmarks of Fourvière.

Saturday 5 p.m.

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FOURVIERE AND ITS ROMAN ORIGINS

A long time ago, the city of Lyon was occupated by the Roman. It was called the « Lugdunum ». Some monuments in Lyon were build by romans. The most famous monument is the roman Fourviere theater. It was visited by millions of people.

However this theater also hosts a famous Festival in the summer which is called « the nights of Fourviere ». During this Festival, lots of singers make concerts.

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This pink house has one of the highest Renaissance stairwell towers in the neighborhood. It was carefully renovated, despite a few liberties taken with color. It used to be called the maison du crible (the riddle house) because its owner was a tax collector and a tax collector had the reputation of sifting endlessly through the taxpayers’ accounts. Moreover, a legend on the color of the tower reached until us. A head of family wanted to marry her daughter. As she refused the man whom he had chosen, she threw herself down from the tower. The splashed blood gave to this one its current color !!

THE OLD LYON Tour Rose …

Sunday 10 a.m.

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The House of the Silk workers is the only place in Lyon where we can see working looms arm Jacquard loom. During a commented visit, you can discover: the invention of Jacquard loom illustrated by demonstrations of weaving on arm jobs, the story of the silk, the social contribution of the silk workers in the 19th century and the reality of the from Rhône-Alpes textile industry in the 21th century. The shop proposes you a vast line of textile products made in our region: scarfs, slings, ties, coupons of fabrics, weaved images and braid.

« MAISON DES CANUTS »

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In Lyon, a traboule is a traditional passage which allows to pass from a building to the other one. Traboules is frequent in old Lyon but many are little visible or closed to the public. In a nutshell, a traboule is a way reserved for the pedestrians, often narrow, beginning with a corridor of entrance and crossing one or several buildings to connect a street to the other one.

TRABOULES

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The gilded wrought-iron gates at the Porte des Enfants du Rhône are the best-known of the park’s seven gates. Tête d’Or park was laid out in 1856. Covering 117 hectares (289 acres), it is the largest in France. It attracts two million visitors a year and features a zoo, a botanical garden, a rose garden, a train ride, a lake, a restaurant and several concession stands.

TETE D’OR PARKThe Gates…

Sunday 1 p.m.

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210 meters long, 20 meters high and 80 meters wide, this center was the work of Tony Garnier, an architect from Lyon. It was part of his 1914 « Industrial City » project for the La Mouche slaughterhouses. Today, it houses temporary exhibits and serves as a concert hall.

HALLE TONY-GARNIERSunday 3 p.m.

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From the Tête d’Or park to Gerland, the banks of the Rhône are entirely reserved for the pedestrians and for the soft traffic. From north to south, banks offer places of relaxation and freshness at the water's edge and establish a space of walk for children and adults. Entirely reorganized to let the nature express himself, banks are a model of river development. We can also take advantage of barges moored all along the route, which are alternately made bar, restoring or discotheque.

BERGES DU RHONESunday 4 p.m.

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For the boys…

The stadium of Gerland is the main sports surrounding wall of the city of Lyon. Situated in the 7th district, in the district of Gerland, it is now used by the Olympique Lyonnais. It is the fourth biggest French stadium. It is the object of a registration in conformance with historic monuments since October 4th 19673.

STADE DE GERLANDSunday 6 p.m.

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To finish the weekend in apotheosis, come to go shopping to the Shopping mall the Part-Dieu in Lyon! 230 shops wait for you under a roof of light! And we find any sorts of stores there!

PART DIEUSunday 7 p.m.

And for the girls…

The tower which called «le crayon » is a famous tower near this shopping mall. At the top of the tower, there are a hotel and a panoramic restaurant. So, when you are eating, you can see the amazing view of Lyon.