Imagine a block of stone 70 meters high and 32 meters wide carved with nail clippers. We’re hardly exaggerating, so astonishing is this building’s splendor. In an absolutely exceptional state of preservat...
To live on love and fresh water… and quenelles. Here’s what could be a very Lyon-style version of the saying. Yes, but to enjoy both the cool water and the flavor of the quenelles, head north toward Nantu...
You have to see it to believe it. In this veritable natural cabinet of curiosities, a succession of carved rocks intermingle in a sort of canyon, giving way to chasms and other giant’s potholes where wate...
Lyon is a giant guestbook. Every building, neighborhood, and alleyway is a page in our history that we rediscover over time. After telling you about the Gros Caillou and the shell-shaped staircase, it’s t...
To the question (the million-dollar question in the capital of Gaul): “What’s your top spot for a typical Lyon-style meal?”, once again, many of you shared your thoughts on our Facebook page. We received...
From Lyon, the list of places to visit for a day trip or a weekend has become so impressive that we felt compelled to create a sort of “best of the best”—the cream of the crop, as we say in Lyon. To do t...
Food has this unique ability to transport us back to our memories. Proust had his madeleine, but we all have within us that flavor that takes us back to our grandmothers’ kitchens. If Lyon were to do the...
Serge Gainsbourg is undoubtedly one of the most influential French artists of the 20th century. Through his work, of course, but also through his life. With Gainsbourg, everything is legendary: from his r...
When you consider that the Eiffel Tower is barely over 300 meters tall, you can imagine the Iron Lady laid out horizontally in this lush setting to become France’s longest footbridge. At nearly 80 meters...
If long hikes are your thing, or if you’re simply looking for a new challenge, here’s an idea that might hit the mark. We’ve found just the thing to quench your thirst for the great outdoors—and it’s all...