The erstwhile capital of Gaul has always been a city of great historic importance, and it remains so to this day. Soon after your arrival you’ll find yourself wanting to stay longer thanks to its warm colours and the friendliness and generosity of its people.
Lyon was previously a city of Florentine bankers, silk merchants and printers. Today, the combination of industry and research, culture and lifestyle make this city at the confluence of the Saône and the Rhône a very liveable place.
Writer: Annemarie Mahler; Photographer: Loïc Benoit
Out and about in Lyon
Restaurants & more
“I know only one thing that one can do very well in Lyon: eat particularly well," wrote Stendhal as far back as 1838 in his "Memoires of a Tourist”.
Shopping & more
In terms of shopping, Lyon is like every French city. You can find everything under the sun here!
City portrait
Visitor to France’s most Italian of cities will find that it has much to please the eye. There is indeed plenty to see in Lyon:
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