Free Time in Lyon
Lyon, France
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Take this time to follow your own interests in Lyon. Eat at a traditional bouchon (reservations recommended for lunch), walk the Saône riverbank quays, pick up praline brioche at a boulangerie, or ride the funicular up to Fourvière for the view.
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Paris → Nice → Lyon
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Paris → Nice → Lyon
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Paris → Nice → Lyon
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