Church, mosque or temple · UNESCO
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Lyon, France
Ornate hilltop basilica overlooking Lyon.
Neighbourhood · France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vieux Lyon
Renaissance old town of narrow lanes, courtyards and secret passages.
UNESCO World Heritage Free to enter about 2 h
For storytellers
Why Vieux Lyon matters
Vieux Lyon is one of the largest Renaissance districts in Europe, a tangle of pastel houses along the Saône. Duck through a doorway and you may find a traboule, a covered passage that links streets through hidden courtyards. Silk merchants once used these shortcuts to carry their goods.
Talking points
- The district is part of the UNESCO-listed historic site of Lyon.
- Traboules are passages through buildings, some open to the public.
- Bouchon restaurants nearby serve classic Lyonnaise dishes.
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