In the chancel that has been converted into a garden statues by Bourdelle, Duret and Rodin will greet you. The renovated museum has a wonderful panorama of the world of art which make it one of the best Fine Art museums in France. Collections of inte..

Old Lyon Stretches from the River Saône to Fourvière and is comprised of three districts (Saint-John, Saint-Paul et Saint-Georges). The old town used to be the centre of industry and the home of the Lyons silk workers. At the end of Francois I's reig..

The collections of this conservatory of the art of the cloth are designed around two great opposing poles- the West and East. Some magnificent Lyon silks and the production of one of its illustrious inventors Philippe de Lassalle illustrate French cl..

The role of the bank in the commercial and industrial rise of Lyon is shown in the first rooms. But what attracts above all your attention is the section devoted to the history of the printing press, from wood engravings to photo composition. Some ol..

The main shopping street in Old Lyon still has many beautiful dwellings such as the hôtel de la Chamarerie (n° 37) with a Flamboyant façade, the house of the advocates (rue Bombarde), and the houses at 58, 52, 50, 42 and 36. No. 54 looks on to Old Ly..

From the observatory of the basilica (287 steps) you have a view all around you of the Lyonnais mountains. On a good day you can see Mont Blanc (to the East) and the Puy de Dôme (to the West). There is a viewing table to help you.

Designed by the architect Bernard Zehrhuss, this museum backs into a hill and appears to be partly buried in it. It houses Gallo-Roman collections uncovered at Lugdunum. Urban development, municipal administration, the army, religions, theatre and ci..

In a successful bid to recreate an 18C interior this Museum displays furniture stamped by the finest wooden furniture makers (Oeben, Riesener), as well as works of art, tapestries (Gobelins, Beauvais, Flanders), porcelain (Saint-Cloud, Sèvres) and ce..

This 17 and 18C palace used to house the Abbey of the ladies of Saint-Pierre, which recruited from the highest nobility. The buildings have retained some aspects of their Italian inspired original decoration (refectory, main staircase). Disused durin..

This beautiful painted wall entitled The Fresco of the Lyonnais People or In search of the famous Lyonnais people was produced by the artists' group «The City of the Creation».

The steep Montée de la Grande Côte has undergone superb renovations. The pleasant park is plotted so as to capitalise on the lovely views over the St Paul , St Jean and Fourvière quarters. Various species grow in tiers at the foot of the lawns, ..

Forced out in the 14C the Jews were replaced by Italian bankers who built sumptuous houses, like the hôtel Paterin (also called «maison Henri IV») at No. 4, the hôtel Bullioud with Philibert Delorme gallery (n° 8), Antoine Groslier de Servières's hou..

The name Gadagne comes from powerful Florentine bankers, the Guadagni, who, from 1535 to 1581, occupied what is nowadays the largest group of Renaissance buildings in Vieux-Lyon. Following ten years of restoration, this complex ( Musée d’Histoire d..

This display of 1 500 objects chosen from the museum’s 80 000 piece collection takes visitors on a journey through the city’s history and development, from its time as the capital of Gaul to the present day. Exhibits include plans and paintings that ..

This «montée» or climb is a winding ascent up 224 steps.

This 17C dwelling has a lavish doorway with bosses and annulated columns. The pediment is decorated with an Adoration of the wise men by Jean de Bologne . A passageway lined with ogival arches takes you to a courtyard. The dwelling's elegant rough..

Here you will see beautiful Renaissance buildings, some of which have become hotels, such as the Cour des Loges at No. 6; a beautiful three-storey U-shaped courtyard. You will also see the maison du Crible at No. 16, with its lavish doorway; the ..

With its arcaded galleries and outbuildings clad in pink roughcast, the Maison des Avocats forms a fine 16C ensemble of Italian inspiration on the rue de la Bombarde. Nowadays it is home to the Musée International de la Miniature et Décors de Cinéma,..

Started in the 12C this Gothic building is distinguished by its four towers. The abutments have retained an amazing clarity of 14C decoration. Inside, you will note the lack of ambulatory, which is typical of Lyonnais churches. The chancel and the ap..

Built at the end of the 16C, the neo-Baroque façade was added in 1870 by architect Sainte-Marie Perrin. The dome has eight large windows and its covering supports the lead globe and cross, symbols of the Carthusians. Inside, the nave is the result of..