Tour of Lyon

🚀Join My Free Walking Tours and Explore Lyon’s Top Sights!

👋 Bonjour!
I’m Quentin, a Lyonnais passionate about sharing French culture and history with foreigners.

🏛️ Discover Vieux-Lyon and the Presque-île. This tour takes you from Lyon's historic old town to the heart of the city center.

⛰️ The Croix-Rousse hill. Enjoy stunning views as we begin at the hilltop and descend to the city center, see Lyon from every angle!

⛰️ Croix-Rousse
The Secrets of the Silk Hill
🏛️ Vieux-Lyon
Old town gems
Thu
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2 PM
Fri
11 AM
2 PM
Sat
11 AM
2 PM
Sun
11 AM
2 PM

Ready to Explore Lyon?

📅 Just tell me when you’d like to join our group, and I'll share all the info you need!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me!

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Tour of Lyon

Put Your Shoes On and Follow Me! 🕺

🤔 How does a Free Tour work?
You decide how much the tour is worth to you and what you can afford. No pressure—you do you!

✅ We will visit what I consider the must-see sights of Lyon.
Lyon has a rich history, from its time as the Gauls' capital to its role in WWII.

💥 I will take time to show you what it’s really like to live in Lyon, sharing my personal insights along the way.

🤡 This tour is suitable for all ages, and I will do my best to entertain everyone.

Tour of Lyon

What Will You Discover? 🤓

🏺 Ancient Beginnings: Explore Lyon’s origins as Lugdunum, the vibrant capital of Roman Gaul.

🏰 Renaissance and Silk Industry: Learn about the Italian influences on Lyon’s architecture and culture, the silk industry, and the Canuts' struggles that inspired Karl Marx and modern socialism.

🕵️ War and Resistance: Uncover Lyon’s role during the Nazi occupation. The arrest of the Resistance leader Jean Moulin and the trial of Klaus Barbie, the infamous Gestapo officer.

🍽️ Culinary Revolution: Discover how Lyon earned its reputation as the culinary capital of France.

🔍 Secret Pathways: Explore hidden passages used by silk workers and Resistance fighters during WWII.

🤴 Culture and Art: Did you know that Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of Le Petit Prince, was from Lyon ?

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Tour of Lyon

Additional Information

🥗 You will end the tour in the perfect spot to easily reach any place to eat. I will help you find something that suits you (Bouchon Lyonnais, street food, Asian district, French fusion restaurant, etc.).

🕐 The tour lasts approximately 1h45.

Join us and you’ll be able to tell your friends that you indeed visited Lyon!

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