Lyon is an open air art gallery. In Lyon, about hundred murals decorate the quarters. These frescoes have been painted by a group of painters called “Cité Création”. Their colors delight spectators and city inhabitants, who are also honored on the painted walls. This tour can include the city center and the murals in the…
This guided tour leads you on the slope of the Croix-Rousse Hill. It speaks about the Silk Factory in the 19the century. Courtyards and passageways called « traboules » are typical and picturesque in Lyon. They remain the hard working conditions of silk workers too. This guided tour leads you in the middle of silk…
Lyon, a big French charming city, let discover itself in half a day. We go throughout the city centre called Peninsula, between the Saone and Rhone rivers, then up to the top of Fourvière hill, where the view is memorable, and down to the Old Town (Vieux-Lyon) for a walking tour. It gives you good…
The Gallic-roman Museum is situated on the Fourviere Hill, next to the two roman theatres, and was built in the 1970’s. Its collections include objects founded in Lyon. The guided tour relates the foundation of the city and its development until its decline in the 4th century. You will understand better the complexity of the…
This is a new guided tour through the famous and unknown monuments of Lyon: from the basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière, we go to the roman theaters, but also other roman remains, concealed churches and the oldest cemetery of Lyon… discover the hidden treasures of Lyon off the beaten track! Start : Métro Fourvière, Esplanade de…
This guided tour in the city will guide you to the city origins, between Rhone and Saone rivers. We see together how the Peninsula (Presqu’île in French) has become the city center in the Middle-Ages in the French Revolution and under the Second Empire. We go from square to square, from alleys to streets, and…
The old town and its cathedral, the courtyards, and passageways are a gem in the city. Recognized as a World Heritage by Unesco, this is the largest quarter in the world with the biggest number of dwellings from the Renaissance time. The guided tour in the pretty alleys relates the story. In the old days,…
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