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You will also appreciate:
- the Park of Tête d'or, the biggest urban park in Europe,
- the Gallo-Romain Museum,
- the frères Lumière Institute,
- Fourviere antique theatre,
- Rhone and Saone docks,
- Fourviere basilica,
- St-Jean cathedral,
- the Museum of Fine Arts…
Music lovers can attend concerts of international quality at Lyon National Opera and Lyon Auditorium.
Shoppers will enjoy major brands in the city center and Part-Dieu shopping center.
The best way to visit the city is to use public transportation or ride a bike.
Sports fans will attend Gerland Stadium, where the Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon popular soccer team, is playing or go to the Astroballe in Villeurbanne to support ASVEL, European famous basketball club.
Finally, the region is superb, the country is at the city doors and the first ski resort is 1h30's drive. Paris is only 2 hours by train and Marseille 1h40. |