I will take a funicular anytime the opportunity presents itself, especially when the thing I want…read moreto visit is at the top of a very steep hill. And for about 3 euro, it's not a bad deal. There isn't much to see whilst you are on your way up to Fourviere because you travel through a tunnel but keep your eyes open for some art and sculptures that are in the nooks in the walls. I'd suggest riding up one side and down the same so you get to see both sides of the wall. I'm also pretty sure I saw an open toilet with a sink so, hey you may get quite the view in here. The funicular comes pretty often so we didn't even check a timetable. We just showed up and waited. Very easy.

I LOVE funiculars. They always get 5 stars…read more In spite of the "name of this business", there are 2 funiculars. F1 - a single 2m track up Fourviere and the fancy church ( https://www.yelp.com/biz/basilique-notre-dame-de-fourvière-lyon-2 ). F2 - a more traditional 1m track with a mid-point where the up and down cars pass each other. This is the Mimes-St Just funicular.

Such a cool concept. We had to check these out but had no idea what to expect. Fortunately a few…read morelocals pointed Us in the right direction and we were able to check out a bit of the passageway. Unfortunately, we had a stroller so transversing all of those stairs wasn't possible for us.

From the owner: La "colline qui travaille" a été bâtie au début du XIXè siècle sur des terrains qui appartenaient…read moreaux communautés religieuses. Les Canuts (ouvriers en soie) quittent alors leurs locaux insalubres des bords de Saône et s'installent dans les immeubles conçus pour contenir les imposants métiers à bras. Le quartier sera en 1831 et 1834 le théâtre des violentes insurrections des Canuts. Aujourd'hui, le marché alimentaire, la vogue aux marrons, les bistrots authentiques et les places où l'on pointe la boule lyonnaise contribuent à en faire un haut lieu de tradition. S'il compte peu d'édifices majeurs, le circuit de traboules constitue un patrimoine original. Le plateau est plus un quartier de jour, calme, que les pentes de la Croix-Rousse qui vivent plus la nuit, dans des ambiances alternatives, associatives et festives.

From the owner: Le passage des couteliers, des habilleurs et des chapeliers Autrefois, le passage de l'Argue…read moren'était qu'une allée malpropre qui abritait de nombreux ateliers de tirage de matières d'or et d'argent, des ateliers de fondeurs, de serruriers et de charrons. C'est en 1825 que l'architecte Farge fut chargé par la municipalité d'élargir le passage et d'en faire un lieu clair et luxueux, inauguré en 1827. Ce passage abrite actuellement des couteliers et de nombreux habilleurs, chapeliers, maroquiniers.

Free to enter, but modern updates have made this Roman monument somewhat disappointing…read more You can take the funicular to take you up the hill. It's still used for modern concerts, which would be a fun thing to do. We saw them setting up for an event which was part of the annual Fête de la Musique.

Wonderfully preserved Roman ruins just downhill from the Basilica de Notre Dame de Fourvière. It's…read morea great place to stop off and rest after visiting the basilica! So very peaceful there and I got a kick from resting my tired old butt on the same seats as some Roman citizens did 2000 years ago. I gotta say, those Roman architects knew how to build and design seating that was surprisingly comfortable, bare stone and cement that they are! If Vieux Lyon is old then these ruins - formerly known as Lugdunum - was ancient Lyon. It really is quite awesome thinking about the layered history of this city. The open air theaters' are still used today; there is a museum too but unfortunately wasn't open on the day we visited. I would have loved to learn more about Lugdunum and its evolution into modern-day Lyon.

3.5 stars rounded up. Well, thanks to the "free" walking…read moretour, this review got rated higher. Quality/Quantity - Okay, this review is probably NOT reflective of everyone else's. Almost ALL of our friends give this place 5 stars, both on Yelp and Google. The #1 reason that all our friends like this city is because of the food. So we went out of our way to try and it was just okay for us. Again, a personal choice. Cut and pasted from the internet; we tried almost ALL of these specialities: Look for Bouchon Restaurants and/or go to the Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. We did both. Savory Dishes and Meats Quenelle: A light, fluffy dumpling made of pike fish and flour, baked in a rich crayfish cream sauce (Sauce Nantua). Salade Lyonnaise: Frisée lettuce tossed with warm bacon bits, crunchy croutons, and topped with a poached egg. Rosette de Lyon: A long, cured pork sausage sliced thin and served cold. Saucisson Brioché: A warm pork sausage baked inside a soft, buttery brioche crust. Pâté en Croûte: Meat or foie gras baked inside a decorative pastry crust. Cheeses and Spreads Cervelle de Canut: A creamy silk-worker's cheese dip made from fromage blanc, garlic, herbs, shallots, and olive oil. Saint-Marcellin & Saint-Félicien: Small, soft, creamy cow's milk cheeses with a rich, earthy flavor. Sweets and Desserts Tarte aux Pralines: A bright pink tart filled with crushed, sugar-coated almonds and a rich cream base. Coussin de Lyon: A little green marzipan square wrapped around chocolate and a hint of liqueur. Bugnes: Light, crispy sweet fried dough ribbons or fritters dusted with powdered sugar. We also took a "free" tour on this trip/in this city. Please make sure you tip. I learned so much history and all the hidden art. See pictures. Earned 3 Yelp badges on this trip; see my excessive pictures. Things we did while in Lyon - Walking tour (free, but please tip), Notre Dame de Fourviere, churches, parks, markets (Paul Bocuse is the famous one), museums, Colline de Fourviere, street murals (Fresque Des Lyonnais most famous), Roman Theatres, squares, Rhone river walk, scene, etc. So much history and historic sites. Ambiance - See my pictures and above. 47.9 square km. 520k population (2023). Service - Good. Price - Depends on what you do, eat, or drink. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success.

It is supposed the gastronomic city of France. The gourmet food, culinary and cooking class can…read morebe found here. Unfortunately we have not eat much here. We do have good meal at our hotel. We plot out a few things in our visit list. Basilique Norte-Dame de Fourviere is located at top of the hill. If you have a car, it is easy to visit and park there. You also can take the Funicular to the hill. This church is big and able for you to view the city from the top. The theater of Roman is at Fourviere area. The old city (Vieux Lyon) is worth to visit. It includes stair near Rue St-Jean. It also has the Lyon Cathedral. The Saone River has good view at night. Across the river is the Musse des Beaux-Art. This museum located at the Terrauex Square. The city hall and opera house is near by.

Afterwork around cocktails on a weekday, or at tea time on a lazy Sunday, with awesome pastries,…read morethe English bookclub is a great activity to be part of. Why? For so many reasons: - I missed speaking English since I left Paris, and that's a perfect time to do it: no shy, no judgement about how you speak, if you're fluent, if you're bad, if you're tired. The coolest thing is that you're participating (and practice your English so that your foreign ex-roomates do not make fun of you =) ) - A small group of privileged people! Yes, privileged. Because when you end up with 3 other girls talking about your last lterature crushes, it's just perfect. - How does it work? Every month, Lucy creates an event and picks the place. Every people that comes is welcome to bring one book in english and present it to his/her fellows. Then you can debate if any other people has already read it and so on (careful of spoilers). And you can switch books, so that you don't have a huge pile of books to buy. - What is great is that according to the books picked, we can also chat about our lives or similar situations, or similar environments (trips, countries the books are taking place in, other books from the other and so on), and you finally get to know the people in the group more personnally and I really like it. Really, I'm so glad Lucy had this fantastic idea because it's just so interesting and so cool going there (especially after 1 vodka cocktail). From now on, Lucy will pick up a theme for every session and I think it's brilliant. It will allow us to maybe read something we would not think about at first (especially for the next one!) and I think it's a great experience! Long live the English book club! ------------------------------------------------- Le Book Club c'est trop trop trop bien !