Eating at a bouchon remains a pleasure for all Lyonnais. The red-and-white checkered tablecloth, the owner in an apron behind the counter, the wooden chairs, the closely spaced tables, the pots hanging o...
The threads of history and water have always run parallel. In Lyon, more than anywhere else. The Rhône and the Saône, of course, but what about the ancient aqueducts, the riverbanks, its bridges, and rema...
Okay, okay, we invented vanilla ice cream cones and USB fans to combat heat waves, but no matter what we do, we’ll always be one step behind Mother Nature. Since the dawn of time, she’s managed to pull ti...
The heat wave has taken us all by surprise lately, and temperatures aren’t expected to drop anytime soon. So we need to adapt, and here’s a place that can really help us beat the heat. So, if you’re looki...
Thousands of us pass by it every day. And yet, few of us are aware of this very distinctive architectural feature. Just like the astronomical clock at Saint-Jean Cathedral or the spiral staircase, the tre...
Every day, thousands of us walk the pavement of Rue de la République without realizing that one of them seems to be trying to tell us something. Its color is not mouse gray, but blood red. For this is ind...
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...
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...
And it’s not even a restaurant! And yet, when you look at this iconic building in the capital of Gaul, you’d be hard-pressed to find a monument that checks all the boxes for beauty and symbolism in Lyon....