Between the Rhône and Saône
At the foot of the Croix-Rousse hill and in the heart of the Presqu’île, between the Rhône and Saône, the neighborhoods offer you beautiful walks around many emblematic monuments of the city. City Hall, Opera, Museum of Fine Arts... but also great shopping escapades between the Village des Créateurs and the shopping streets of the districts.
Chee is Thaï
Located in the centre of Lyon, Chee is Thaï serves up authentic Thai cuisine, with a lunch buffet during the week and à la carte and set menus during...
MOI #purjus Corner Halles de la Martinière
Moi #purjus Les Halles is a vegan burger bar, salad bar and cold-pressed organic juice bar. Lactose and gluten-free food. Whether you're a vegan,...
Breizh Café Lyon
Following a 25-year history between Japan, Brittany and Paris, Breizh Café and its crepe makers have arrived in Lyon's Presqu’Île district. They offer...
Le Comptoir Bourguignon
Following 20 years in Dijon, Burgundian Chef Alexis Billoux, past holder of a Michelin star, has brought his passion and expertise to the Presqu’île...
Galerie Cinéma 2 - Institut Lumière
Past eventAlongside the Festival Lumière, this gallery highlights cinematographic photography all year round.
Ipoustéguy fountain and statues
The sculptor and painter Ipoustéguy (1920-2006), real name Jean Robert, created four sculptures installed on Place Louis Pradel for the city of Lyon...
City Hall Carillon
The city hall belfry has housed 4 bells since 1675: 3 of them are still the original bells cast by the Lyon-based founder Dupont.
Eglise Saint Polycarpe
The 17th-c. church is carved out of the hill and surrounded by buildings. It has a very famous organ, created by Augustin Zeiger from Lyon in 1841. It...
Eglise Saint Bernard
Church built from 1857-1866 by architect Tony Desjardin, in the Rayonnant (radiating) Gothic style. It was never finished and is missing the clock...
Grenier d'Abondance
It was built between 1722 and 1728 by the architect Claude Bertraud de la Vaure to store wheat. Its capacity was 16,000 tonnes. At the end of the 18th...
Fort Saint Jean
This fort covering 17,000 m² belonged to the Army. The walls on the Saône side date from the start of the 16th c. whereas most of the buildings are...
Bibliothèque de la Cité wall painting
400 m² painted wall. It shows an immense bookcase containing works by several hundred writers in different genres (novels, poetry, theatre, science...
Plant light wall painting
This 800 m², 120 m-long floodlit painted wall decorated with climbing plants shows three photos of Yann Arthus Bertrand on the theme of protecting the...
Maison aux 365 Fenêtres - Maison du Temps
This house is surrounded by Place Rouville and Rue Flesselles, Rue Rivet and Rue Prunelle. It was built by Mr. Brunet, from Savoie, in around 1810....
La Condition des Soies
Built from 1804 to 1814 by the Chamber of Commerce on part of the former Jardin des Capucins, thanks to the new impetus given to Lyon silk-making by...
Fresque Hommage à Tony Tollet
Mural composed of 5 vertically-aligned stars; the biggest representing the workshop of the Lyonnais painter Tony Tollet (1857-1953). Each of the four...
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