Discover Lyon: History, Culture, Music & Wine
Discover why private tours in Lyon offer more flexibility, comfort, and depth than group tours, with personalized itineraries and local insight.
Discover the history and magic of Lyon’s Festival of Lights — from ancient traditions to modern light art. A must-see experience for December travelers.
Discover Lugdunum’s archaeological legacy in Lyon, including Fourvière’s amphitheaters, the Sanctuary of the Three Gauls, and urban logistics of Roman Gaul.
Discover Lyon as it looked in 1869 through a rare 6-photo panorama taken from Croix-Rousse, before the basilica and before the war.
As a new pope is elected in Rome, this article explores Lyon’s 2,000-year connection to the Vatican—from early Christian martyrs and papal councils to modern visits and spiritual legacies.
Discover Lyon's rich modern music scene – from jazz cellars to raves and noise rock. Explore it all with a glass of wine on a guided local tour!
Inspired by the poetic visuals of Studio Ghibli, this post invites you to discover Lyon as if you were living inside an animated film — through pedicab rides, wine tasting, vinyl digging, and the city’s legendary traboules
Explore Lyon’s traboules as an evolving urban circulation system—from the silk trade and 19th-century labor routes to their strategic role in Revolution-era flow and WWII resistance networks.
Explore the origins of Lyon’s traboules, from Roman-era circulation galleries to the Renaissance pedestrian network that shaped the city’s hidden logistics.
Discover how wine reinvented itself in modern France — from feminist symbolism to bold bottle designs and high-tech vineyards. This final chapter explores how tradition meets innovation in the 21st century, with a special look at the Rhône and Beaujolais regions near Lyon.