How many days to visite Lyon ?

For a two days break, you will start to have a look of the town from the top of « Fourviere Hill ». Then you will spend time strolling in Old Historical Renaissance District, enjoying the french style of life in the "Bistrot Lyonnais".  

Thoughout a three days stay , you will wander though areas listed by the U.N.E.S.C.O :

The « presqu’île » district to shop in rue Gasparin or in rue Émile Zola,

The « Croix-Rousse » district to stroll on Tuesday market and to visite the « Musée de la soie »,

Visiting Saint Just- Saint Irenée and Fourviere Districts, to discover and to understand the christian roots of France.

If you stay between 5 and 7 days, you will taste the real life of people from Lyon.

In search of the secret of the town, you will take time :

- to get lost in the old district through buildings by narrow passages , called traboule

- to let you captivate by the Old town which combine history, culture and gastronomy…

You will walk along the river the Saône and the river the Rhône until the Confluence District where it is so nice , meeting people and having a drink.

For a longer stay and for all foreign people who wish to take french habits, here is the market list :

On Sunday : Lyon Art Market along the River the Saône by the « Cathédrale Saint Jean » (painting, sculptures ; engraving…)

On Tuesday: The Croix-Rousse’ market (clothes, fruits, vegetabale…)

On Thirsday : The organical market place Saint Jean

All the others days, fruits and vegetable market along the river the Saône on the "Quai Saint Antoine".