of course, One can discover a city in full autonomy, wandering, strolling, talking with its inhabitants. But often, offer the services of a professional guide helps to understand the depth of the story but also to flush out the hidden treasures of a city. Provided, however, finding the right person, the one that will allow you to exit the beaten path and satisfy your thirst for knowledge. Here are five recommendations to discover the many facets of Lyon.
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Put on your sneakers, hop on your electric bike and go for a two hour walk to the discovery of the must-sees of the city ! This visit, organized by the agency Lyon Bike Tour, named ” The tower of gônes “, you will have an overview of the different neighborhoods of the capital of the Gauls, without too much effort since the circuit does not include the hills of Fourvière and Croix-Rousse.
The meeting is set in the Vieux Lyon and you will make a first stop place Bellecour is the kilometer point zero of the city, where your guide will deliver you his first explanations on the history of the Peninsula. Crossing the Rhone, we reach the district of Guillotière, where you will enjoy a superb point of view on the new Hotel-Dieu, the oldest hospital of Lyon, which has recently undergone a full rehabilitation. You will take then the banks of the Rhône river, which are part of the ViaRhôna, one of the greatest cycling routes of Europe, to the parc de la Tête d’or. Rose garden, botanical garden, lake… the largest urban park in France will have no secrets for you.
Your guide will then take you in the tunnel “soft transport modes” which runs under the hill of the Croix-Rousse to return to the docks colored the Saône where you can admire a local specificity: the painted wall of the Lyonnais, a huge trompe-l’oeil which emphasizes the heritage of the city.
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Accessible to all those who do know of the bike, from the age of 12 years, this ride of a dozen miles can be a good introduction to your stay, before exploring in depth the symbolic districts of the capital of the silk. History buffs and city guides of Lyon Bike Tour will give a mission to tell an entertaining way the history of Lyon, its transformation over time and its identity through anecdotes, unusual, whose inhabitants are not always aware. Mission successful !
practical Info
starting Point : 23 quai Romain Rolland, 69005 Lyon.
Dates and times : daily at 9: 30am and 14: 30pm.
Contact : Lyon Bike Tour
Duration of visit : two hours
Tel. : 06 51 36 33 47
Site Internet : https://lyonbiketour.com
Price : 30€ per person.
Number of participants : between 2 and 10. Private Tour on request.
Book 3 to 4 weeks in advance (for a visit the weekend).
VISIT N°2 : a guided tour in the Vieux Lyon Oliver, guide actor agency Cybele, hosted a guided tour in the narrow streets of Old Lyon. O ctokunst / Cybele Arts
Since 2012, Cybèle is revolutionizing the guided visits to the traditional offering of theatre plays in the historic districts of Lyon. “Our goal is to embark visitors on an emotional journey and make their imagination work,” says Olivier, one of the three partners of the agency. Based on real facts that they romancent, guides the actors, who train regularly in the practices of the theatre, trying to restore life to buildings that they have.
For this visit, as told in the Old Lyon, the participants are invited to immerse themselves in the daily life of Catherine, a woman printer during the Renaissance. In the midst of his workshop to the taverns dark in the area, the construction of the decorations for the royal entry in the parade welcoming the king, you will understand the central place that has occupied the city in the middle of printing and publishing in Fifteenth and Sixteenth century, while discovering the architectural treasures that are the traboules in the area.
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Mixing history and fiction, Cybele offers a fun way and original to tell the story of the city and of this district. Thanks to the oratorical talents of the guides, one imagines, it takes to the game, it gets into the skin of characters, we look forward to hearing about the outcome of the plot. One marvels at the architecture of the former Home of the Lawyers, of the largest traboule in the Old Lyon and the hôtel de Gadagne. In short, we do not see the time pass.
practical Info
Point of departure : Metro station “Vieux-Lyon”, in the rue du Doyenné, 69005 Lyon.
Contact : Cybele
Duration of the visit : 1h15
Tel. : 04 20 88 00 34
Site internet : www.cybele-arts.fr
Price : 15€ per person, package to $ 225 for a private tour.
Number of participants : up to 25 people.
Book a fortnight in advance.
VISIT N°3 : architectural walk in the neighborhood of the Confluence The cube orange, designed by the architects Dominique Jakob and Brendan MacFarlane. www.b-rob.com / ONLYLYON Tourism and Conger eel s
Oldno area of the port, industrial and logistics abandoned for a long time, the Confluence is the subject of a profound metamorphosis from the early 2000s. Located at the southern end of the Peninsula, this new district is designed as a laboratory of urban ecology, a blend of architectures that are bold and vast green spaces and is used today as the contemporary showcase and the city of Lyon.
Passionate of architecture and urban design, Nicolas Bruno Jacquet organizes exciting tours. “During this walk, I question the territorial dynamics in construction, identities, urban forms, models, and of course, the expression of the architecture of our time involved in the creation of this new model of green city and sustainable,” explains the former dancer became an urban explorer.
Hotel of the region, which is home to the headquarters of the regional Council of Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes, the musée des Confluences in passing by the banks of the Rhône rehabilitated, Nicolas is inviting you on a voyage to the architecture of today in order to better understand the issues of this territorial change, with a lively and incredible detail. Available and listening, it has the answer to (almost) everything and manages to keep his audience focused during the three-hour tour. A feat !
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Far from being a mere observer of architectural transformations, Nicolas Bruno Jacquet is a connoisseur of urban dynamics and the political decisions that have led to the structuring of the city. His visits, based on historical data and societal, are punctuated with anecdotes and lighter and detours in places little visited, which often offer stunning views on the Peninsula. One leaves with a new perspective on the city and expected only one thing : to return with him to discover the secrets of a new district.
practical Info
starting Point : Courtyard of the Musée des Confluences, 86 quai Perrache, 69002 Lyon.
Contact : Nicolas Bruno Jacquet
Duration of tour : 3 hours
Tel. : 06 50 50 45 50
Site internet : www.visite-guidee-lyon.com
Price : fixed price 155€ for a group from 1 to 7 people.
Number of participants : private tour up to 25 people.
Book at least a month in advance.
TOUR N°4 : a “food tour” at the Halles de Lyon – Paul Bocuse Bruno Bluntzer, director of the home Sibilia. Nicolas Villion
” For double the happiness, it is necessary to share ! “stated Paul Bocuse in an interview with the Figaro in February 2010. A motto dear to Erik, a culinary guide for the past ten years that inspires the palate of its visitors offering gastronomic tours at les Halles de Lyon. His thirty years of experience as a manufacturer of cooking equipment for communities, and the restorers have allowed him to weave privileged relationships with the great chefs of the city, which he intends to make you enjoy.
After a historical introduction to the gastronomy of lyon, François Rabelais to the artisans of today, passing by the Mothers from lyon, you will saunter in the alleys of the covered market, which brings together some fifty merchants. And since the pleasure of the eyes, can not satisfy the most refined palates, Erik, you will taste the local specialties, that have made Lyon the capital of gastronomy : cheeses at Mons, the oyster house Robin, quenelles of the family Malartre, the rosette and the Jesus of the charcuterie Bobosse… tastings are always accompanied by explanations rewarding on the origin and seasonality of the products, the history of the culinary traditions and trade with the artisans.
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Playful and always listening to the visitors, Erik is the guide to follow to discover the secrets and wonders of this temple of the flavors and terroir. At les Halles, everyone knows and welcomes this passionate position at the heart of his project the notions of sharing and conviviality. Much more than a tour, more tastings, the “food tower” will delight gourmets, who, it is certain, will not leave empty handed.
practical Info
starting Point : Les Halles de Lyon – Paul Bocuse, 102 cours Lafayette, 69006 Lyon, france.
Dates and hours : Tuesday to Saturday, ideally in the morning.
Contact : Erik – Tours of Lyon
Duration of tour : 2 hours
Tel. : 06 14 81 52 98
Site internet : www.visites-de-lyon.com
Price : 60€ per person
Number of participants : 12 maximum. Private tours on request.
Book a fortnight in advance.
VISIT N°5 : the discovery of the street art of la Croix-Rousse The eyes of David Bowie, a major work of Big Ben, located in rue Neyret. Mélanie Rostagnat
Marked by revolts from time to time to the workers of the silk in the Nineteenth century, the hill of the Croix-Rousse has retained a village atmosphere in the well-tempered character. Evidenced by the many works of urban art that clothe the walls of the area under the approving eye of the inhabitants who have not lost their spirit of protest. Since the wall of the Canuts, which is located on the plateau, and in rushing down the slopes, the guides of Lyon Tour you will learn how to take a new look at the city by finding the latest artistic achievements that adorn the streets.
beyond a simple aesthetic appreciation, you will be aware of the techniques of street art (graffiti, stencils, collages, mosaics…), with the approach of the authors and the history of this alternative movement. If the tour route is continuously adapted in function of the disappearance and the appearance of works by its very essence ephemeral, you will no doubt find the work of great figures of the street art in lyon, which are particularly active in this area : the mosaics of Ememem, specializing in the mending of sidewalks, paints, XXL Big Ben, whose famous eyes David Bowie are now officially recognized by the City, portraits, fine Gift Matéo or monsters colored Cap Phi.
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For most graduates of art history, the guides of Lyon Visit propose to introduce the street art in the broader issues about art in the Twentieth and Twenty-first century. They will present the main characteristics of this area of urban art, a mode of expression “wild” in a state of perpetual questioning, just putting it in perspective with the history of the district. A fascinating visit, which grows to open further the eyes on all the details that surround us. To know : this tour requires a good physical condition because the streets are sometimes steep.
practical Info
starting Point : 34 boulevard des Canuts, 69004 Lyon
Contact : Lyon Visit
Duration of the tour : 2h
Tel. : 06 08 00 44 11
Site internet : www.lyon-visite.info
Price : private tour to 90€ for 4 people (+€20 per extra person)
Number of participants : up to 15 people.
Book a week in advance.
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