#1 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Hotel De Ville
Rhone
~0.01 miles from Lyon city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Place des Terreaux
Rhone
~0.05 miles from Lyon city center
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Musee des Beaux Arts
Lyon
~0.05 miles from Lyon city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Opera de Lyon
Rhone
~0.09 miles from Lyon city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Theatre Guignol
Rhone
~0.31 miles from Lyon city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Musee Historique de Lyon
Rhone
~0.42 miles from Lyon city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Theatre des Celestins
Lyon
~0.54 miles from Lyon city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Place de la Croix Rousse
Lyon
~0.56 miles from Lyon city center
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Cathedrale Saint Jean
Lyon
~0.58 miles from Lyon city center
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Lyon Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Lyon, France, the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon.
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It was founded by Saint Pothinus and Saint Irenaeus, the first two bishops of Lyon. The cathedral is also known as a "Primatiale" because in 1079 the Pope granted to the archbishop of Lyon the title of Primate of All the Gauls with the legal supremacy over the principal archbishops of the kingdom.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Tour Metallique
Rhone
~0.63 miles from Lyon city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Maison des Canuts
Rhone
~0.68 miles from Lyon city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Basilique de Notre Dame
Rhone
~0.69 miles from Lyon city center
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The Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière sits high atop the Fourvière Hill in Lyon, France. It was built between 1872 and 1876 in a neo-Byzantine style and offers a magnificent view over the city.
Like the Sacré-Coeur in Paris, Lyon's basilica was built to underline the might of the Roman Catholic Church after the Prussian defeat of France in 1870 and the birth of the anticlerical Third Republic. Both basilicas also have in common a neo-Byzantine style and hilltop site.
The Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière was built between 1872 and 1876 over an ancient Roman forum and next to the existing Chapel of the Virgin. It was designed by architect Pierre Bossan of Lyon, who also designed the city's Église Saint-Georges.
Visible from all over the city, the gleaming white Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière rises like a fortress on Fourvière Hill, with slender turrets on its four corners and crenellated walls. A gilded statue of the Virgin surmounts the bell tower.
This relatively austere exterior contrasts with the richly decorated interior, which was intended to demonstrate the Church's wealth and power (although in reality, it had only the former). Gilt, marble work, stained glass windows, and colored mosaics cover virtually every surface. Beneath the main level is the crypt of Saint-Jean, which is unusually large and well-lit.
Adjoining the basilica is the ancient Chapel of the Virgin and a terrace that provides a panoramic view of the cathedral and city of Lyon. An even better view can be had by climbing 287 steps to the basilica observatory.
Also nearby are the gardens of Rosaire, designed by Bossan, and the pleasant Hauteurs Park.
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Esplanade de Fourviere
Lyon
~0.70 miles from Lyon city center
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Esplanade de Fourvière provides one of the best panoramic views of the city of Lyon. Located on the left side of the Basilica of Fourvière, views include the Croix-Rousse and the Terreaux district, Saint Jean lower down the hill and the place Bellecour to your right.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Place Bellecour
Lyon
~0.74 miles from Lyon city center
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Musee de la Civilization Gallo Romaine
Rhone
~0.76 miles from Lyon city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Roman Amphitheatres
Rhone
~0.87 miles from Lyon city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Auditorium Maurice Ravel
Rhone
~0.95 miles from Lyon city center
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Parc de la Tete d'Or
Lyon
~0.96 miles from Lyon city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainay
Rhone
~1.00 miles from Lyon city center
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Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainay in France, was constructed at the end of the 10th century and consecrated by Pope Pascal II in 1107.
http://www.visitelyon.fr/eglises-cathedrales/saint-martin,ainay.php
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Musee des Tissus
Rhone
~1.00 miles from Lyon city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Place Carnot
Rhone
~1.17 miles from Lyon city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Gare de Lyon Part Dieu
Lyon
~1.25 miles from Lyon city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Interpol Headquarters
Rhone
~1.26 miles from Lyon city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Gare Routiere
Lyon
~1.31 miles from Lyon city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Musee d'Art Contemporain
Rhone
~1.32 miles from Lyon city center
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Gare de Lyon Perrache
Lyon
~1.35 miles from Lyon city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Centre d'Histoire de la Resistance et de la Deportation
Rhone
~1.40 miles from Lyon city center
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The Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation (English: Center for the History of the Resistance and Deportation) is a museum in Lyon, France. Located on the former site of a French military health school (École de Santé Militaire), it chronicles the French Resistance as well as Jewish deportation in World War II.
The school was occupied by the German's in the spring of 1943, and used by Lyon's Gestapo chief, Klaus Barbie, to torture resistance members, including Jean Moulin. It was destroyed by allied aircraft on May 26, 1944. The museum itself was inaugurated on October 15, 1992
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Musee de la Resistance
Lyon
~1.41 miles from Lyon city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Cite Internationale
Lyon
~1.47 miles from Lyon city center
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At the North-East gate of central Lyon, the Cité Internationale development project (224,000 sq. m) includes installations for services, shops and cultural activities as well as a residential and hotel sector. A central pedestrian concourse, the backbone of the site, links the various elements of the project.
The Cité Internationale stands on the former site of the International Fair Hall of Lyon which moved to Chassieu in 1984, and became known as Eurexpo. The City of Lyon launched a design competition for the vacant site and awarded the contract to the Italian architect, Renzo Piano. The landscape designer chosen for the project was Michel Corajoud, known for his conception of landscaping as a means of enhancing architectural designs.
The Cité Internationale was designed in harmony with its natural environment. Located between the Rhone and Tête d'Or Park , its buildings are set out in a curve that follows the river bank and the roofs recall the greenhouses in the park.
This new district is easily accessible. The T.G.V. station at Part-Dieu is only 5 minutes away, the Bron business airport can be reached in 10 minutes and Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport in 20 minutes. It is close to the north beltway leading to the French and European freeway network. And its position in the heart of the city links the Cité Internationale to the other districts of Lyon.
Parc de la Tête d'Or
The Cité Internationale offers an exceptional quality of life and working conditions. The architectural and landscape design are aimed at creating an intelligent and functional unit in perfect harmony with the beauty of the natural surroundings. Nature is omnipresent thanks to a 10 hectare (25 acre) extension of Tête d'Or Park , lush greenery and the revamping of the Rhone embankment. The works included the laying of a 30 km pedestrian and cycle promenade lined with trees and which follows the river all the way to the Gerland neighborhood in the south, by way of the city center, and to Miribel-Jonage in the north.
Interpol
The Cité Internationale complex includes office buildings which fit in perfectly with the overall architecture of the site.
The international criminal police organization (INTERPOL) established its world headquarters here in 1990 and thus laid the first international stone on the site shared with the Cité. The summit meeting of the world's top 7 industrial nations was held at the Cité Internationale in June 1996.
Cité Internationale has become a lively area with a variety of attractions and activities: a convention center, an international hotel, a casino, a leisure and culture center with the Ciné Cité UGC cinema complex and the Museum of Contemporary Art and a residential sector. Cité Internationale continues to develop: the Convention Center expanded thanks to the construction of a 3000-seat hall and exhibition space of 7900 sq. m. There are also plans for a new hotel.
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Lyon
Claude Bernard University
Rhone
~1.60 miles from Lyon city center
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The Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, also known as Université Lyon 1 or UCBL, is one of the three public universities of Lyon, France. The dominant areas of study covered by the university are science and medicine. The main administrative, teaching and research facilities are located in Villeurbanne. Other campus are the domains of Gerland, Rockefeller and Laennec. Attached to the University are the "Hospices civils de Lyon" including the "Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud", which is the largest teaching hospital in the Rhône-Alpes region and second largest in France.
The university is named after the French physiologist Claude Bernard. It is the heritage of the "faculté des sciences de Lyon", founded in 1833 and the "faculté de médecine", founded in 1874.
In 2006-2007, 29 525 undergraduate and graduate students attended the university, which counted 2 091 professors.
http://www.univ-lyon1.fr
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