Lyon:
The historic site of Lyon, at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône and close to Europe's leading cities, is listed by Unesco as a World Heritage site.
Come and discover the city's Gallo-Roman roots on Fourvière Hill, near the Notre-Dame Basilica. Take a stroll down the cosy cobbled streets and through the traboules, or covered passageways, in France's largest single fabric of Renaissance buildings. Then move on to savour the city's classical 19th-century districts on the Presqu'île, or peninsula, with its shops, art galleries and antique dealers.
More traboules and stairways lead you up Croix-Rousse Hill through the district of the Canuts, Lyon's silk weavers, which today is a hotbed of artistic creativity.
Built on a two thousand year tradition of exchanging goods and ideas and extending warm welcomes, Lyon is a city on a human scale, where life is intense but you are never crowded out. The people of Lyon have a knack for conviviality and the art of living. They are blessed with internationally famous restaurants, a vibrant artistic and cultural life, a fashion scene that buzzes with creativity (and boutiques to match), the lazy charm of the embankments, squares and gardens. not to mention a range of quality hotels.
