AU FIL DE LYON (10)

Cultural Heritage

By The Baguette

Looking out from my hotel window I could see one of Lyon’s most famous landmarks, the LCL-Tour Part Dieu, affectinaltly known as “Le Crayon” (the pencil), by most locals and tourists. It was the first skyscraper to be built in Lyon in 1977. It currently...

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AU FIL DE LYON (9)

Cultural Heritage

By The Baguette

Purchasing a City Pass allowed us to have unlimited access to all forms of city transportation, granted us entry into nearly all of the museums, join any guided tour sponsored by the tourist office and even allowed us to take a boat cruise along the Saône....

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AU FIL DE LYON (8)

Art

By The Baguette

This enormous mural was painted on a wall inside the restaurant of our hotel and depicts many of the famous buildings of Lyon. I thought it was amazing and captured the vibrant, colorful life of new and old Lyon.

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AU FIL DE LYON (7)

Cultural Heritage

By The Baguette

The second English-speaking tour of Lyon that I took was of the Croix-Rousse district. It was here that the silk industry in France really took off. It was silk which, in the 16th century, made Lyon a major industrial city; until then most of the silk...

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AU FIL DE LYON (6)

Cultural Heritage

By The Baguette

Part of my English-guided tour of Old Lyon included stops at the Primatiale Saint-Jean, Place Saint-Paul, Musée des beaux-arts and l'église Saint-Nizier. In the center of the square in front of Saint-Jean Cathedral is a fountain with four basins topped...

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AU FIL DE LYON (5)

Architecture

By The Baguette

Since I was in Lyon for four days, I purchased a two-day pass that allowed me to use the public transportation system and access to all the museums at any time. It was so convenient not having to worry about ticket prices. Lyon, which is listed as a Town...

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AU FIL DE LYON (4)

Cultural Heritage

By The Baguette

La place Bellecour is a large square in Lyon. In fact, it is the largest pedestrian square in Europe and makes a great starting point for visiting any part of Lyon. The town’s tourist office is located here and lies between La Saône and Le Rhône, forming...

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AU FIL DE LYON (3)

Catholocism

By The Baguette

My trip to Lyon over the Easter holiday was amazing. I must say it is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve had the pleasure to visit. It felt like I was visiting a much cleaner and less crowded version of Paris. On Friday morning, I left Cherbourg for...

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AU FIL DE LYON (2)

Cultural Heritage

By The Baguette

Another interesting monument that overlooks the city of Lyon is the Tour métallique de Fourvière (lovingly referred to as the Eiffel Tower of Lyon by the locals) built between 1892 and 1894. Local councilmen who wanted to build a secular monument to counterbalance...

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AU FIL DE LYON (1)

Architecture

By The Baguette

I’m back ! After several weeks without posting, I finally have something to write about. Last weekend was Easter and I spent it in the beautiful French city of Lyon. In the next few weeks I will try posting some of the photos that I took. Meanwhile, here...

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