Lyon Tours of the City

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Walking Tours
Lyon's tourist office (tel: (04) 7277 6969; website: www.lyon-france.com) offers a variety of walking tours in several languages. There are guided tours, such as the two-hour ‘Maison des Canuts and the traboules of Croix-Rousse Hill' tour and the ‘Lyon Renaissance district' tour. Three-hour guided tours of images, poetry, art and the 24 murals dedicated to local architect Tony Garnier also are available and arranged through the tourist office. Departure points vary depending on the tour.

The tourist office also offers an audio-guided tour of Lyon, complete with an itinerary map and personal stereos for hire in four languages, including English. 

Self-guided tours are also available with the excellent guidebook World Heritage Excursions. These include ‘Presqu'île North' and ‘Presqu'île South'.

Bus Tours
Philibert Lyon Vision (tel: (04) 7898 5666/28; website: www.philibert.fr) runs a number of sightseeing tours in air-conditioned coaches. A 90-minute tour of the city takes in Old Lyon, Fourvière Hill, Croix-Rousse and many other sites and monuments. The tour leaves from Lyon Perrache station.

Boat Tours
Navig'inter, 13 bis quai Rambaud (tel: (04) 7842 9681; website: www.naviginter.fr), offers various river cruises, including the two-hour tour up the Saône River. The tours start and finish at quai Rambaud.

Tours of Lyon


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