Discover Lyon

Places to visit in Lyon

Discover local landmarks and their stories. Open a place guide to plan your visit, or explore the city with a self-guided quest.

Explore the places ↓

Places worth exploring

Lyon

Place Saint-Jean

Standing in Place Saint-Jean feels like stepping into the living room of Vieux Lyon, the UNESCO World Heritage old town that has been welcoming visitors for centuries. This charming pedestrian square in the 5th arrondiss…

Read the place guide →

Lyon

Fourvière Catastrophe Plaque

On the quiet rue Tramassac in Lyon's old town, a small plaque tells the story of one of the city's most devastating tragedies. On November 12-13, 1930, a section of the Fourviere hill collapsed without warning, sending a…

Read the place guide →

Lyon

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Rising at the heart of Vieux Lyon, the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist is a magnificent stone tapestry woven across three centuries of construction. Building began around 1180 and wasn't completed until 1476, giving …

Read the place guide →

Lyon

Bartholdi Fountain

The magnificent fountain dominating Place des Terreaux has a backstory worthy of a novel: rejected twice by one city, then embraced by another. Sculpted by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (yes, the creator of the Statue of Li…

Read the place guide →

Lyon

Maison Henri IV

At 4 rue Juiverie in the heart of Vieux Lyon stands a Renaissance mansion wrapped in royal legend and aristocratic glamour. Built during the reign of Francois I by Claude Paterin, this magnificent property at 1,800 squar…

Read the place guide →

Lyon

Tour Rose (The Pink Tower)

Hidden behind an archway at 16 rue du Boeuf, the Tour Rose is one of Vieux Lyon's most enchanting secrets: a Renaissance tower with a gorgeous ochre spiral staircase that earned its rosy name only in 1975 when it was rep…

Read the place guide →

Lyon

Passerelle Saint Georges

Stretching 87 metres across the Saone River, the Passerelle Saint Georges is a charming pedestrian suspension bridge with a story of destruction, rebirth, and a name that refuses to die. The original bridge was completed…

Read the place guide →

Lyon

Opéra National de Lyon

From the street, the Opera National de Lyon looks like a perfectly preserved 19th-century theatre. But look up, and you'll see something that shouldn't be there: a massive cylindrical glass dome bulging from the rooftop …

Read the place guide →

Lyon

Amphitheater of the Three Gauls

Climb the slopes of the Croix-Rousse hill and you'll discover the remains of an arena where 60 Celtic tribes once gathered to celebrate their loyalty to Rome, making this one of the most politically significant ancient s…

Read the place guide →

Lyon

Fresque des Lyonnais

Imagine 2,000 years of a city's greatest minds gathered together on a single wall, and you'll begin to understand the ambition behind the Fresque des Lyonnais. Painted between 1994 and 1995 by the renowned mural collecti…

Read the place guide →

Turn a visit into an adventure