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.

From the owner: "Transmettre hier, imaginer demain" La mission de cette salle inaugurée en février 2008 est…read mored'offrir des clés de lecture de la ville d'aujourd'hui et de demain. Le Centre Mémoire et Société réunit sur plus de 2000 m2 une médiathèque, les archives municipales, et des espaces culturels et pédagogiques. Transmettre les savoirs et réunir les mémoires sont les maîtres-mots de ce lieu. Une programmation culturelle ainsi que des actions diversifiées y sont mises en oeuvre.