Highlights
- Explore Vieux Lyon’s Renaissance streets with a friendly local guide
- Step inside the hidden traboules and courtyards you could easily walk past
- Hear the stories and surprising details that bring Lyon’s past to life
- Taste a beloved local pastry along the way
- Ride the funicular to Fourvière, visit the basilica and enjoy sweeping views
Description
Meet your guide in a quiet square in the heart of old Lyon, and let the walk begin with a glimpse of the city's Roman-era past before stepping inside a centuries-old cathedral, one of the most striking in France.
From there, we'll slip into the secret passageways of Lyon, les traboules, and follow their hidden Renaissance courtyards deeper into the old town. This is where Vieux Lyon keeps its best kept secrets, and I'll show you exactly where to find them.
We'll keep winding through the district toward the Saône, tracing the water's edge and ducking into a few more quiet corners most visitors never find. Some are architectural, some are simply beautiful, and one is quietly one of the most photographed spots in the old town, if you know where to look.
No visit to Lyon is complete without tasting its most famous pastry, a pink praline brioche so beloved it's become a local institution.
We will then make our way to the funicular and ride up to Fourvière, where the basilica and a sweeping view over the whole city bring the tour to a close.
Includes
Walking tour through Vieux Lyon district
Taste of a local pastry
Funicular Ride to Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Panoramic view over Lyon
Excludes
Funicular ride not included in price
Important Information
- Tour with Fourviere Visit is roughly 3 hours and will be approx 4km of walking
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
