Its geographic location at the heart of Europe has always made Lyon a place of warmth and cultural exchange. Today, Lyon still passionately cultivates this tradition of hospitality and openness and stimulates cultural exchange.
Having been identified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a leading urban tourism destination in Europe, Lyon is also esteemed for its professionalism in the hosting and organisation of major events. Its economic vitality, its cutting-edge infrastructure and its top-quality hotels guarantee that your event in our city will be a success.
In Lyon, the past and the future meet in the present. It is a city where heritage, modernity and urban equilibrium compete with each other which ensures that each moment, each discovery and each encounter that awaits you is full of wonder.
A city with 2000 years of history that you can discover as you walk through its districts that make up the UNESCO World Heritage Site, ranging from Roman architecture mixed to bold contemporary creations A selection of museums with multiple (Textiles, Cinema, Fine Arts, Resistance, Printing) and sometimes unusual (Miniatures and film sets, City history and World-wide Puppets, Painted Walls) themes on sites that testify to Lyon's architectural diversity over the centuries.
A variety of festive events: the Biennials of Dance and Contemporary Art, the Nuits Sonores Festival, Les Nuits de Fourvière, and the Grand Lyon Film Festival. Even in the heart of winter, the city lights up and celebrates the Festival of Light, Lyon's largest popular festival combining tradition and advanced technologies, all contributing to creativity and light as an art form. Peaceful shopping, in the heart of the "Peninsula”, where you can stroll from square to square: from luxury stores to trendy boutiques, and including designer workshops.
'Soft' urban modes of transport with the new Vélo'V and Cyclopolitain, which allow you to move around at your own pace to explore the green city's riverbanks, parks and gardens.
A wide range of cuisines, from Lyon's traditional bouchons to original brasseries and the gourmet delights of award-winning restaurants.
1,200 acres, acknowledged by UNESCO, are spread over 3 districts: Vieux Lyon, the City Centre (the Peninsula) and Croix Rousse. Vieux Lyon a preserved sector, is one of the largest Renaissance quarters in Europe, together with Venice.
In particular, the successful 15th and 16th century fairs attracted numerous Italian bankers who made Vieux Lyon the colourful Renaissance district we know today.
The pedestrian area, enlivened by café and restaurant terraces, with bustling nightlife, offers a warm, lively ambiance.
The famous traboules (from the Latin transambulare) are passageways that allow people to cross directly from one street to another through inner courtyards. They were created to facilitate pedestrian traffic. As they move through these traboules, visitors discover a unique and unexpected architectural heritage of galleries and spiral staircases.
THE CITY CENTRE between the Saône and Rhône rivers, called the Presqu'île (Peninsula), has always been the heart of busy activity around the neighbourhood's businesses, shops, bookstores and theatres.
Charming squares and prestigious buildings are present all around this district, which is ideal for shopping or just wandering around. Croix Rousse the Silk district, is also part of the classified site. Silk workers, known as canuts, used to occupy buildings that were designed to house imposing handlooms and the new machines invented by Jacquard.
A lively, atypical district that has carried on the silkworking tradition in a few weaving workshops and has opened itself up to design and new trends.
Lyon is at the confluence of 2 rivers, the Rhône and the Saône, and has more than 28 bridges!
During the day and at night, the rivers bring a special, gentle atmosphere to the Lyon riverbanks.
And of course, there are miles and miles of riverbanks!
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