Vieux Lyon and its traboules: a respectful walking guide
Vieux Lyon rewards a slow visit: narrow streets, Renaissance façades and courtyards are more interesting when you are not constantly looking…
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Neighbourhoods
Croix-Rousse: silk history, slopes and a neighbourhood walk
Croix-Rousse shows a different side of Lyon from the old town: a hilltop neighbourhood, steep connecting streets and the memory of…
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Presqu’île on foot: squares, shops and a flexible city-centre route
The Presqu’île is a useful first introduction to central Lyon because its squares, shopping streets and river edges can be linked…
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Confluence: modern architecture at the meeting of Lyon’s rivers
Confluence is a good counterpoint to Lyon’s older districts
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