Vieux Lyon: Full-Day Deep Exploration
Lyon, France
About This Activity
Take a full day to explore everything Vieux Lyon offers. Visit the Musée Gadagne for Lyon city history and puppetry (a Lyonnais tradition), enter as many traboules as are unlocked, climb to the Théâtres Romains de Fourvière (1st-century amphitheatres overlooking the city), and stroll the Saône riverbank for aperitif at one of the riverside bouchons.
* La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière * Rue du Boeuf * Place Neuve Saint-Jean * Rue Saint-Jean * Musée Gadagne * Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Seasonal note: Year-round; Musée Gadagne closed Mon-Tue (open Wed-Sun)
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This activity appears in 4 of our curated itineraries.
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Paris → Nice → Lyon
Best 21 Days in France — Based in Lyon (Saturday Start)
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Best 21 Days in France — Based in Lyon (Sunday Start)
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