Accompanying Persons Tours

This year, two half-day sightseeing tours are included in the Accompanying Persons registration package. IFLA and the National Committee are delighted to offer both tours for the Accompanying Persons Programme. Tickets for the half-day guided tours can be reserved during the online registration process or when registering onsite at the Congress on the condition that the minimum numbers of delegates attend.

Please note these tours are subject to availability.

1. From Fourvière to Old Lyon

[Guided walking tour with specialized Heritage Guided]

Date: Monday, 18 August 2014
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
Meeting point : ONLY LYON booth in the Registration Area
Cut-off date : 1 day before the tour

The esplanade of Fourvière offers a magnificent uninterrupted view of Lyon. The basilica of Notre-Dame, a fascinating building constructed at the end of the 19th century, is a real eye-catcher. Don’t walk by without taking a look inside. The interior is just as remarkable as the outside.

Your walk then takes you down towards Old Lyon, either through the Rosaire gardens or via the Roman theatres. Do not forget that Lugdunum was founded on the hill of Fourvière in 43 BC. At the bottom of the hill, the Renaissance town stretches out along the banks of the river Saône. Walk through a few of the narrow streets and the squares and delve into the "traboules" to discover hidden courtyards, galleries and wells.

2. Lyon Confluence

[Guided walking tour with specialized Heritage Guided]

Date: Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
Meeting point: ONLY LYON booth in the Registration Area
Cut-off date: 1 day before the tour

The Confluence district is a huge and vast project, a rarity in Europe, that aims to reintegrate a modern and eco-friendly environment in the heart of Lyon city center. Discover the great urban planning features of the confluent area as designed by great architects, whose goal was to bring some elements of nature into the city, with the Place Nautique and the Saône Park. This project has also seen the Port Rambaud docks being redesigned around contemporary culture, integrating the former railway station market.

Last update: 17 August 2014