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Lyon and the Rhône region highlights

Lyon and its history 

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  • Croix-Rousse and its silk-makers Home
  • Lyon old town and its famous "traboules"
  • Hill of Fourvière with the Notre-Dame de Fourvière basilica and the gallo-roman museum
  • St-John cathedral
  • the attrative Place Bellecour
  • Museums: Museum of Woven Fabrics, Museum of Decorative Art, Museum of Gadagne, Museum and Institute of Lumière
  • and much more...

Golden stones and "Dombes" region

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  • Roman aqueducts
  • Roman monuments and medevial houses of Vienne
  • the pretty medieval towns of Pérouges and Oingt
  • Dombes plateau and lakes, ideal site for bird-watching

Vineyards area

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  • Vineyards of Beaujolais : Fleurie, Chiroubles, Régnié, Côte-de-Brouilly, Brouilly, Beaujolais-Villages, Juliénas, St-Amour, Chénas, Moulin-à-Vent, Morgon, Crémants
  • Vineyards of Condrieu, "l'or à l'état pur", situated at the bottom of the Pilat mountains in the Rhône Valley
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