Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière

Kirche

19th-century basilica with 4 octagonal towers, a religious art museum & regular Catholic services.

Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière

Museum

Modern hillside museum on Roman archeological site with a large collection of art, pottery & coins.

Jardin des Curiosités

Park

Green space & picnic spot at the top of a hill with a view of the city of Lyon & the Saône river.

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Kirche

Grand medieval cathedral with an astronomical clock & stained-glass windows, plus a treasury museum.

Musée Cinéma et Miniature

Museum

Museum of hyper-realistic, miniature everyday scenes, plus movie props & special effects exhibits.

Mur des Canuts

Sehenswert

Huge fresco of a neighborhood of silk workers who rebelled against working conditions in the 1800s.

Fresque des Lyonnais

Sehenswert

This huge, trompe-l'oeil painting on the side of a building depicts 30 well-known people from Lyon.

Place Bellecour

Park

Vast, tree-lined public square with flower stalls & a small art museum, plus a seasonal ice-rink.

Bartholdi Fountain

Park

Dramatic fountain by the famous French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, unveiled in 1892.

Palais de la Bourse de Lyon

Sehenswert

Monument aux Morts de l'île du Souvenir

Sehenswert

Parc de la Tête d'Or

Park

Vast, 19th-century park with statues, fountains & tall trees, plus a lake & botanic & rose gardens.

Aquarium of Lyon

Sehenswert

Nearly 50 pools filled with as many as 300 species, including a shark pit & a touch pool.