Self-guided walking tours in Lyon and free entrance to select museums

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Be sure to check out our new Lyon Walking Tours guide [PDF – English – 1MB] for some enticing routes around the city to take by foot.

The following districts are featured:

• Old Lyon
  Welcome to Renaissance Lyon. With its cobbled streets and its buildings dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, take the time to enjoy a journey back in time and discover the city’s golden age. Prepare to be surprised by its unusual architecture as you explore its courtyards and traboules.

• Croix-Rousse
  Clackety-clack, clackety-clack, clackety-clack… Today the Croix-Rousse district still echoes to the sound of the weaving looms which made the city so famous in the 19th century. As you make your way down the hill, take a stroll through the “canuts” district. The word “Canut” is the name for a silk worker.

• The Presqu’île district
  Situated between the Rhône and Saône rivers, the Presqu’île district has plenty to offer, including huge shopping streets and emblematic monuments. From Place Bellecour to Place des Terreaux, come along and feel Lyon’s vibrant beating heart!

Free entrance for IFLA delegates to the following museums:

• Fine Arts Museum
  20 place des Terreaux - Lyon 1
• Lyon Printing Museum
  13 rue de la Poulaillerie - Lyon 1
• Gadagne Museums
  1 place du Petit Collège - Lyon 5
• Modern Art Museum
  81 quai Charles de Gaulle - Lyon 6
• Resistance and Deportation History Centre
  14 avenue Berthelot - Lyon 7