The Venues

A former jewel of industry at the heart of Lyon's labor history, the Fagor-Brandt household applian…

Lyon’s public Museum of Contemporary Art was first established in 1984, on the initiative of the Ci…

The Musée Guimet was founded by Émile Guimet – an industrialist, chemist, philanthropist and amateu…

Lugdunum’s Museum is located on the Fourvière hill, on the site of the ancient city of Lugdunum, fo…

In the heart of Lyon’s historic Saint-Jean quarter, the Musée Gadagne is housed in a 15th-century m…

Founded in 1960, Lyon’s Museum of Religious Art is housed in the Maison Carré, a former Jesuit coll…

Founded in 1978 by the Surrealist-inspired painter Max Schoendorff, URDLA was first housed in a lit…

Lyon’s Musée des Beaux-Arts stands on the site of the Abbaye des Dames de Saint-Pierre, founded her…

The Parc de la Tête d'Or is a public park created by the Bühler brothers and opened in 1857. It inc…

In 1906, Lyon’s mayor Édouard Herriot commissioned local architect Tony Garnier to create a modern…

Established in 1969 in response to the growing need for parking, Lyon Parc Auto manages public car…

Commissioned in 1983, the Part-Dieu railway station replaced the former Lyon-Brotteaux station. Des…

Reputed to be one of the most beautiful in the city, the Loyasse cemetery was created in 1808 to ma…

A former convent of the Celestines established in the 15th century, the building became a theater a…

The origins of the Grand Hôtel Dieu date back to the 12th century. It was the first hospital built…

On the Place Antonin Poncet, where the Hospital de la Charité stood, next to the Grand Hôtel Dieu,…

Located in the heart of the Presqu'île, the Place Bellecour and its equestrian statue is an emblema…

Initially designed by Tony Garnier to house the "Mouche slaughterhouses", the building was recovere…

The large greenhouses of the current Botanical Garden were built between 1860 and 1880. They were h…

Covering the ruins of the ancient Roman forum of Lugdunum, the Fourvière hill was dedicated to the…

The Palais de la Bourse was the site of important political, economic and cultural issues in Lyon.…

During the Terror regime of 1793, and yet far from Paris, the population of Lyon did not escape the…

Built on an ancient Roman road, Rue de la Quarantaine owes its name to the hospital that was set up…