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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Europe > France > Lyon
Lyon. Pop. 472,305. Currency - Euro. Language – French. Time Zone GMT + 1 hour. Main airport – Lyon Saint Exupéry Airport LYS. Best Time to go – May, June, September for weather and local events. However, the prestige event in Lyon is the The Festival of Lights (Fête des Lumières) which takes place in early December, and attracts over 4 million visitors every year, ranking it with the Oktoberfest in Munich. Lyon is located in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes, situated between Paris and Marseille. The city is strategically located at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers and it is this feature that attracted the Romans to develop a settlement in 43BC. The city built up a major silk industry up to the end of the 19th century. Modern Lyon has developed into a major industrial and service centre, and is also now established as the food capital of France. The city is subdivided into 9 administrative subdivisions called arrondissements. However, for visitors there are 4 key areas of interest: Fourvière hill (original site of Roman settlement); Vieux Lyon (Old Lyon along the ight bank of the Saône River); Presqu'île (between the two rivers); and Croix-Rousse (home to the original Lyon silk workers). For visitors some key sites include: the view from Fourvière basilica; Streets and traboules in Vieux Lyon; St Jean cathedral; Traboules in Croix-Rousse; Musées Gadagne; and the Parc de la Tête d'Or. However, it is the cuisine that brings many people local delicacies as: salade lyonnaise (green salad with bacon cubes, croutons and a poached egg); quenelle de brochet (dumpling made of flour and egg with pike fish and a crayfish sauce); rognons de veau à la moutarde (veal kidneys in a mustard sauce); and cervelle de canut (fresh cheese with garlic and herbs).
Lyon Hotels Reservation including – Cour Des Loges Reine Astrid Mercure Chateau Perrache Park & Suites Part Dieu Metropole Campanile Lyon and Rhône-Alpes Hotels.
Hotel de la Cité Concorde Lyon features a restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch. The property has 6 dining venues. The property provides 24-hour room service. Business-related amenities at this 4 star property include complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and a technology helpdesk.
Lyon, also written Lyons in English, is the third largest city in France and centre of the second largest metropolitan area in the country. It is the capital of the Rhone-Alpes region and the Rhône département. Lyon is known as a gastronomic and historical city with a vibrant cultural scene.
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This site is a special link between the people of Lyon and their city hall, as well as the ideal starting point for anyone interested in Lyon. Whether you are interested in major events, city news, citizens' affairs and daily life, online services, or information of any kind about the city, www.lyon.fr is both a useful interactive resource and the gateway to this metropolitan area of 1.2 million people.
Site officiel. Actualité, informations sur l'équipe et le club, statistiques, photos. Official site of Olympique Lyonnais Football Club one of the leading clubs in European football soccer
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Lyon is a city in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is a major centre of business with a reputation as the French capital of gastronomy and having a significant role in the history of cinema due to Auguste and Louis Lumière.
