Tips

The best of Lyon

6 experiences you shouldn't miss — the most beautiful places, attractions, markets and hidden gems.

Vieux-Lyon (Old Town) Medieval streets, traboules & ochre facades
Vieux-Lyon (Old Town)
Basilique de Fourvière & Esplanade Lyon's hilltop panorama above the rooftops
Basilique de Fourvière & Esplanade
Marché de la Croix-Rousse The silk-workers' market, still buzzing
Marché de la Croix-Rousse
A Bouchon Lyonnais Lunch Offal, wine and checked tablecloths
A Bouchon Lyonnais Lunch
Parc des Hauteurs & the Mur des Canuts Street art, vines and a secret hilltop walk
Parc des Hauteurs & the Mur des Canuts
La Confluence & the Presqu'île Tip Where two rivers meet modern Lyon
La Confluence & the Presqu'île Tip
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