Three days is close to the sweet spot for a first visit to Lyon: enough time to properly explore Vieux Lyon and Fourvière, wander the quieter hills of Croix-Rousse, eat your way through a couple of bouchons, and still have room for either a slower pace or a half-day trip outside the city. This itinerary […]
Most visitors to Lyon see the same handful of sights: Vieux Lyon, the Fourvière basilica, maybe a bouchon dinner on Rue Merciere. All worth doing, but Lyon is a layered city, and its best moments often happen a few streets away from where the tour groups gather. This guide covers ten spots that locals actually
Lyon’s location near the Alps, the Beaujolais hills, and the Rhône Valley makes it one of the best-placed cities in France for day trips. Within an hour or two by train or car, you can be standing in a medieval village frozen in the 15th century, tasting wine at a family-run vineyard, or looking out
