Lyon
Lyon — the Halles Paul Bocuse, Confluence Architecture, Silk Museum, Part-Dieu, Jazz à Vienne & Beaujolais Wine
Lyon's covered market is France's greatest food temple; the Musée des Confluences is its most architecturally spectacular museum; the Musée des Tissus holds the world's most important textile collection; Jazz à Vienne performs in a Roman amphitheatre; and the Beaujolais and Côtes du Rhône wine regions begin at the city limits.
Lyon — Christmas Season, the Renaissance Silk Merchants' Mansions, Family Visits, the Saône Quarter, Culinary Schools & the Roman Lugdunum
Lyon's Christmas is dominated by the Fête des Lumières; the silk merchants' mansions in Vieux-Lyon are the most Florentine French architecture outside Italy; the Guignol puppet theatre delights families; and the Roman Lugdunum was the administrative capital of all Gaul — its aqueducts and the Claudian Tables are still among France's most important archaeological treasures.
Lyon — the Parc de la Tête d'Or, Traboules in Depth, Guignol Puppets, Starred Restaurants, Printing Heritage & Neighbourhoods
Lyon's Parc de la Tête d'Or has France's largest municipal rose garden; the traboule passageways form a secret city within the city; Guignol the silk-worker puppet is France's most famous regional theatrical creation; and the Paul Bocuse legacy defines the world's most celebrated gastronomic city.
Lyon — the Lumière Brothers' Cinema, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, the Resistance Heritage, Street Art Murals & Day Trips
Lyon is where cinema was invented by the Lumière brothers; the Musée des Beaux-Arts holds France's greatest regional collection; the city was the WWII Resistance capital; the CitéCréation murals cover entire building facades; and the medieval village of Pérouges, the Roman ruins at Vienne, and the Beaujolais wine route are all within 35km.
Lyon — Vieux-Lyon, the Fourvière Hill & Roman Ruins, the Presqu'île, Bouchons, the Silk Workers' Croix-Rousse
Lyon is France's gastronomic capital and second-ranking Renaissance city — the largest Renaissance district in France, the Roman amphitheatres on Fourvière, the unique traboule passageways, the bouchon restaurant tradition of the mères lyonnaises, and the Canut silk workers' Croix-Rousse hill.
Lyon — the Fête des Lumières, the Rhône Riverbanks, the Diverse Guillotière, the Biennale & the Festival Calendar
Lyon's Fête des Lumières draws 3 million visitors in 4 December days — the world's greatest light festival. The redesigned Rhône riverbanks are France's most celebrated urban waterfront transformation. The Biennale d'Art Contemporain and the Biennale de la Danse alternate every year making Lyon the most festival-dense French city outside Paris.