Lyon vacation will be a very fruitful one as the tourists will come across a number of interesting tourist spots in this city of France. A temperate climate rules the city skies. The best time to visit Lyon is during fall.
Lyon has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site. As such, this place is visited by a large number of tourists every year. Tourists can also go for shopping as a part of leisure travel. The shops open at 10 am and close during mid-day and again operate from 2 pm to 7:30 pm from Monday to Saturday. Major credit cards like MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club and American Express are accepted.
Some of the tourist attractions of Lyon are:
- Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere
- Cathedral Saint Jean Baptiste
- Institut and Musee Lumiere
- Place des Terreaux
- Museum of Gallo-Roman Civilization (Musee de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine)
- Old Lyon (Vieux Lyon)
- Museum of the Resistance (Centre d' Histoire de la Resistance et de la Deportation)
- Croix-Rousse
- Musee des Beaux-Arts
Party-goers will especially enjoy the nightlife in Lyon. There are many bars, nightclubs, casinos and restaurants in the city. Some of
the well-known bars of the city are The Albion, The Saint-James's Pub,
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Antidote, Barrel House and Voxx. Le Lyon Vert and Casino Le Pharaon are the two most frequented casinos of Lyon. Some of the popular nightclubs of the place are Etincelle, Ambassade, Flamenco Rock and Fish.
For vacationing in Lyon, tourists also find it interesting to visit the city in the first week of December when the famous Lyon Light Festival takes place. The households, streets, shops are illuminated with lights and candles of various shapes and size. Biennial Dance Festival that is held in September also attracts tourists from all over the world.
Tourists will also get excellent accommodation options in the city of Lyon. The hotels are elegantly decorated to give the visitors a feeling of home away from home. Some of the well-known hotels of Lyon are Citea Residentiel Lyon-Marcy L'Etoile, Hotel de la Cite Concorde, Hotel Axotel Perrache, Sofitel Lyon Royal and Hotel La Residence.
Transportation in Lyon is supported by a well developed network of buses, trams, cable cars, taxis, rickshaws and bikes. Lyon City Card provides a number of facilities like limitless travel on the TCL network and river cruises and even free entry into the museum, discounts at shops and bike rentals.
For any further information on Lyon Vacation, tourists can get in touch with:
- Lyon Tourist Office
Phone: 33 (0) 4 72 77 72 33
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