Isabelle

Isabelle, our editor born and bred in Lyon! She was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon in fact, studied in Lyon and now lives here. Territorial? Absolutely not! She loves travelling, widening her horizons, meeting new people and enjoys a change of scenery (without snow, if possible). Isabelle is curious and a people person, two attributes that often go hand in hand! Her favourite colour is green and her motto "a day without laughter is a day wasted!"

But more than anything else, Isabelle loves music and is second soprano singer in a choir (of 80 people!) When it comes to baroque music, she's our own personal Wikipedia, and capable of teaching you more over lunch than you could ever learn in several hours of music theory! So when she says that Bach is perfectly modern, you've no reason to doubt her. Change the rhythm and you have jazz. All kinds of singing and music are the two things that really make her heart soar. Have you ever been in love with a voice? Isabelle has!

Apart from that she adooores her family, her friends, her cat (a blue-eyed Sacred Cat of Burma), a sense of humour, words, the arts, and Lyon for ever and a day!

More tips and reviews by Isabelle

Les Tupiniers du Vieux Lyon

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14 and 15 September 2019, on Place Saint-Jean and Lazaristes' school courtyard, don't miss this traditional market of ceramic artworks.

Tango Ball on Place des Célestins © Ville de Lyon

Fêtons l'été - Tout l'Monde Dehors Festival

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From the 21st of June to the 1st of September 2019, enjoy more than 200 free, outdoor art events all summer. This festival starts with the Fête de la...

Will your musical summer sway to contemporary, classical or baroque?

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Until Sunday, August 4, 2019, meet in the shade for outdoor concerts!

Festival du Péristyle © Stofleth / Opéra

Festival du Péristyle 2019

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From the 6th of June to the 20th of July 2019, the arcades of the Lyon Opera House's peristyle will become a covered terrace with a convivial and...

Jazz à Vienne

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From the 28th of June to the 13th of July 2019, the festival's huge line-up (with more than 1000 artists!) will perform on four different stages, as...

Place Bellecour © Laurent Berthier / Caméléon

The FIFA Fan Experience Village

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Get the most out of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, France 2019, by visiting the FIFA Village at Place Bellecour, from 26th June to 7th July 2019.

FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™: activities and events

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Take advantage of your free time between matches to explore Lyon and enjoy the various festivities and entertainment laid on throughout the summer.

Assises Internationales du Roman 2019

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This is an essential event for readers of novels, as well as anyone interested in debates and meetings covering the major societal topics that the...

Croisière sur la Saône © Les Bateaux Lyonnais

FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™: plan your stay

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Do you want to come to Lyon to see a match or experience the fervour of the great international sporting event that is the FIFA Women’s World Cup....

The 11th Saint-Étienne International Design Biennial © Antonin Fourneau

11ème Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne 2019

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From the 21st of March to the 21st of April 2019, head to Saint-Étienne for the 11th edition of a Biennale that serves creativity and society. At the...

Collector Guide #14

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On Saturday the 13th of April, you can pick up the latest issue of Collector at the tourist office on Place Bellecour (from 9 am to 6 pm). This issue...

Corto Maltese – Portrait (1983) © Cong SA. Switzerland. All rights reserved

Hugo Pratt, horizon lines

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From the 7th of April 2018 to the 24th of March 2019, at the Musée des Confluences

Maxwell Alexandre, Só quando tu tá com..., de la série Pardo é Papel, 2018

Four new exhibitions at MacLYON

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From the 8th of March to the 7th of July 2019, not one, but four exhibitions await you at MacLYON!

Historical low relief, «Praetorians», from Claudius' Arch in Rome, 51-52 AD, marble, Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités Grecques, Étrusques et Romaines, Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre)/ Hervé Lewandowski

"Claudius – An emperor with an extraordinary fate" - Exhibition

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Lyon’s Museum of Fine Arts will be looking at one of Lyon’s first famous figures: a certain Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus…

Bernar Venet - Effondrements Angles, 2012

Bernar Venet Retrospective 2019 -1959

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From the 21st of September 2018 to the 6th of January 2019, at MAC Lyon, explore a remarkable and previously unseen ensemble of more than 170...

Exposition Le génie de la Fabrique

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Until the 31st December 2018, at the MTMAD (Museum of Fabrics and Decorative Arts) in Lyon.

End-of-year 2018 live entertainment

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December is here and with it comes a wonderful range of live entertainment—here’s my pick! This year, the Christmas concerts take pride of place, for...

Archipel Post Modern - dance

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The Maison de la Danse is bringing us a rich and varied season, mixing together creation, urban dance, circus arts and more with works from the...

Tuareg

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From 17th of October 2017 to 4th of November 2018 at the Musée des Confluences

Wine Fair and independent Winemakers #28

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From the 25th to the 29th of October 2018, at Halle Tony Garnier, you can meet independent wine-makers from all over France, who will be delighted to...