Faced with the stifling temperatures raging in France, the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon offers the public a tasty cool break accessible to all. “Due to the high temperatures for the days to come, access to the museum will be free from Wednesday September 6 to Monday September 11 inclusive. Guided tours and other activities offered by the museum remain chargeable, ”announced the cultural institution, via social networks.
Other cultural places in the city offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy their air-conditioned rooms. Like the Gadagne complex housing the Lyon history museums (MHL) and puppet arts museums, the Printing Museum or the Henri Malartre automobile museum, until September 10 inclusive.
The unusual heat of early September settled in France for several days. The metropolis of Lyon, placed on heat wave yellow vigilance by Météo France, has particularly repeated heat waves and is multiplying initiatives to ensure islands of coolness for Lyonnais or tourists who roam its heritage.
The city, in particular, has set up a website bringing together on a map all the cool places. To date, the Rhône department is placed on heat wave yellow vigilance. An alert that extends until tomorrow and probably in the days to come.
