Tourist attractions Saint-Priest

The collections of this conservatory of the art of the cloth are designed around two great opposing poles- the West and East. Some magnificent Lyon silks and the production of one of its illustrious inventors Philippe de Lassalle illustrate French cl..

In the chancel that has been converted into a garden statues by Bourdelle, Duret and Rodin will greet you. The renovated museum has a wonderful panorama of the world of art which make it one of the best Fine Art museums in France. Collections of inte..

Old Lyon Stretches from the River Saône to Fourvière and is comprised of three districts (Saint-John, Saint-Paul et Saint-Georges). The old town used to be the centre of industry and the home of the Lyons silk workers. At the end of Francois I's reig..

In a successful bid to recreate an 18C interior this Museum displays furniture stamped by the finest wooden furniture makers (Oeben, Riesener), as well as works of art, tapestries (Gobelins, Beauvais, Flanders), porcelain (Saint-Cloud, Sèvres) and ce..

The role of the bank in the commercial and industrial rise of Lyon is shown in the first rooms. But what attracts above all your attention is the section devoted to the history of the printing press, from wood engravings to photo composition. Some ol..

The main shopping street in Old Lyon still has many beautiful dwellings such as the hôtel de la Chamarerie (n° 37) with a Flamboyant façade, the house of the advocates (rue Bombarde), and the houses at 58, 52, 50, 42 and 36. No. 54 looks on to Old Ly..

Designed by the architect Bernard Zehrhuss, this museum backs into a hill and appears to be partly buried in it. It houses Gallo-Roman collections uncovered at Lugdunum. Urban development, municipal administration, the army, religions, theatre and ci..

From the observatory of the basilica (287 steps) you have a view all around you of the Lyonnais mountains. On a good day you can see Mont Blanc (to the East) and the Puy de Dôme (to the West). There is a viewing table to help you.

Henri Malartre ran an automobile demolition company. His passion as a collector began in 1931 with an 1898 Rochet-Schneider. The vehicles he went on to collect form the basis of this museum, which the city of Lyon has housed in a 15C château. Of the ..

St-Romain-en-Gal and Ste-Colombe, on the right bank of the Rhône, and Vienne on the opposite bank were at one time part of the same urban area. Excavations carried out on this site since 1967 have brought to life an urban district which included la..

Dedicated to Auguste and his wife Livie, this temple looks like a copy the Maison Carrée in Nîmes. Its facade, made up of a row of six columns which support the entablature, dominated the Forum. It was transformed into a church in the Middle Ages. ..

Built from the 12C to the 16C, it brings together Romanesque and Gothic elements. Its facade, with its three portals, offers precious flamboyant finery. Inside, it has a big and luminous three aisle nave, without a transept. Do not miss the Roman col..

Set up in the buildings of the military medical school, which from 1942 to 1944 was the Lyons base of the Gestapo, this centre recalls the importance of Lyon in the Resistance movement and relevant events such as the Vénissieux roundup and the arrest..

The first of its kind in inland France, this aquarium is located on the banks of the Saône in an elegant new structure. After a visit to the temperate fresh waters and the impressive catfish, it is the vast shark basin and the spectacle of the young ..

This sloping garden sheltered within walls in the residential part of La Mulatière covers almost a hectare of land, most of which is dedicated to a collection of old roses, shrubs, hardy plants and bulbs... some 750 varieties of horticultural or bota..

Started in the 12C this Gothic building is distinguished by its four towers. The abutments have retained an amazing clarity of 14C decoration. Inside, you will note the lack of ambulatory, which is typical of Lyonnais churches. The chancel and the ap..

Luxuriant vegetation from the high Sierras, flowers from the mountain regions of the globe in the Alpine Garden, a zoo (from 1858) with more than 1000 inhabitants, deer parks, a magnificent rose garden, with more than 70,000 plants representing 300 v..

With its arcaded galleries and outbuildings clad in pink roughcast, the Maison des Avocats forms a fine 16C ensemble of Italian inspiration on the rue de la Bombarde. Nowadays it is home to the Musée International de la Miniature et Décors de Cinéma,..

This 17 and 18C palace used to house the Abbey of the ladies of Saint-Pierre, which recruited from the highest nobility. The buildings have retained some aspects of their Italian inspired original decoration (refectory, main staircase). Disused durin..

This 17C dwelling has a lavish doorway with bosses and annulated columns. The pediment is decorated with an Adoration of the wise men by Jean de Bologne . A passageway lined with ogival arches takes you to a courtyard. The dwelling's elegant rough..