CANTAL LEAD
Plomb du Cantal, the summit of the department, is also the highest point of ...Read more
SEYTHENEX CAVE AND WATERFALL
Cave and waterfall of Seythenex, natural site classified Geosite with ...Read more
CAVE CHAUVET 2 ARDÈCHE
Cave where you can discover the replica of the Chauvet cave with the ...Read more
ASM EXPERIENCE
An interactive museum for rugby enthusiasts, with up-to-date information on ...Read more
WINDOW PARK
Landscaped park with many species of shrubs and a perennial garden with ...Read more
PARC NATUREL RÉGIONAL DES VOLCANS D'AUVERGNE (AUVERGNE VOLCANOES REGIONAL NATURE PARK)
A remarkable volcano nature park with singular landscapes, an immense ...Read more
AQUALIS - L'EXPÉRIENCE LAC
Hydrobiological study station and aquarium, accessible to all, organizing ...Read more
CONFLUENCE MUSEUM
The city's latest museum, a magical place to visit, an architectural jewel ...Read more
LOWER RICHARD'S MILL
A mill allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the life of the master ...Read more
MUROL CASTLE
A castle clinging to a rock, a residential site where you can discover its ...Read more
VIEUX LYON (OLD CITY)
Read moreVieux Lyon" does not refer to the oldest district of the city. Lugdunum began its history on the heights of Fourvière rather than on the banks of the Saône. Vieux Lyon refers to the Renaissance district of the city, saved from a promised destruction by becoming the first safeguarded sector of France by André Malraux in 1964, classified as a world heritage site by UNESCO. The Old Lyon is quite clearly delimited by the Fourvière hill which overhangs it, the Saône river which runs alongside it, the montée de Choulans to the south and the rue Saint-Paul to the north. The quays offer a pleasant walk with many festive bars which animate the district at night.
Saint-Georges. From Bellecour, take the Saint-Georges footbridge to reach the church. In the 14th century, the Order of Malta settled in the Commanderie de Saint-Georges and the church, whose name pays tribute to the martyr George of Lydda, became a sanctuary. The original church threatened to collapse in the 19th century and was demolished in 1844 to be replaced by one of the first works of Pierre Marie Bossan, the future architect of the Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière basilica. Renovated about fifteen years ago, it fits perfectly into the ensemble of Old Lyon. In less renovated streets, you should discover the Place de la Trinité, a crossroads of typical streets of the district, including the famous montée du Gourguillon towards Fourvière. This place owes its fame to the Maison du Soleil, traditionally used as a set for the Guignol puppets. Moreover, the House of Guignol is on the other side of the square and a street called Mourguet perpetuates the memory of the creator of the famous puppet. The street Tramassac makes the link with the district of Saint-Jean.
Saint-Jean. Saint-Jean really starts when you arrive in front of the impressive primatial. Also look behind you to contemplate Fourvière from below. By continuing in the most touristic district of Lyon, the curiosities follow one another: the traboules, the superb Renaissance residences: House of the Lawyers, House of the Chamarier, Gadagne Museum... You will be amazed, especially if you push a few doors! And yet, for a long time, this district was the worst in Lyon and was almost destroyed in the 1960s by Mayor Louis Pradel before being protected by the Malraux law and renovated to welcome tourists from all over the world who stop to eat on the terraces (a tip: discover the best addresses in Vieux Lyon in your Petit Futé or you'll be disappointed...). With its cobbled streets closed to traffic, its admirable Renaissance houses, its Italian airs and its remarkable buildings - including the unavoidable Primatiale des Gaules, the Palais de Justice, the Tour Rose, Gadagne, the Temple du Change, the Maison Thomassin... -saint-Jean offers a jump in time. For the Saint-Jean-Baptiste cathedral, which alone deserves a column in our guide, see the article devoted to it in this Petit Futé. The visit of the district is essentially done by the two axes that are the rue Saint-Jean and the rue du Boeuf which owes its name to a statue of an ox, in fact a bull, installed in a niche at the corner of the place Neuve. Among the remarkable sites: the Cour des Loges - a magnificent architectural ensemble of 4 Renaissance buildings which today houses a luxurious hotel and a starred restaurant -, the Maison du Crible which houses the famous "pink tower", one of the emblems of Old Lyon. By the way, did you know that the rue du Boeuf was the street with the most starred restaurants in France (three in total) and an astonishing Food Traboule which alone is worth a gourmet visit? The Place Neuve Saint-Jean, invaded by terraces of restaurants of another kind, allows to make the link with the Saint-Jean street. After the place du Petit Collège, we go through the rue Gadagne (Museum of History of Lyon and Museum of Marionette Arts) towards the rue du Loge. After a stop on the Place du Change where you can admire one of the oldest houses in Lyon, the Maison Thomassin, visitors head back south along Rue Saint-Jean where traboules and admirable residences follow one another: Maison Laurencin, Maison du Chamarier, Maison de Jean Gay and Maison des Avocats whose elegant Italian Renaissance-style arcades can be seen from Rue de la Bombarde. On your way back to the cathedral, push the door of n° 54 to go through the longest and most beautiful traboule of Vieux Lyon which allows you to cross 4 houses to reach the rue du Boeuf at n° 27.
Saint-Paul. Like the other districts of Vieux Lyon, Saint-Paul is organized around its church, one of the oldest in Lyon, since the 12th century, but also, and this is more original, around its train station. In the Middle Ages, the neighborhood became a refuge for Jewish families expelled in the 14th century. Rue Juiverie still recalls this period of history and is one of the best preserved, most authentic streets in Old Lyon. Rich bankers and consular families of the city settled in rich residences with the famous House of the Heads of Lions formerly inhabited by the Medicis and at n° 8 the splendid gallery realized by Philibert Delorme, a whole giving airs of opulence to this district formerly well served by the port Saint-Paul and today by a station TER.
THE OLD TOWN
One of the most visited sites of the Cantal with an exceptional Renaissance ...Read more
GARABIT VIADUCT
One of the most remarkable engineering structures in the Truyère gorges, ...Read more
LUGDUNUM - ROMAN MUSEUM AND THEATRES
One of the largest and most beautiful capitals of the Roman Empire.Read more
GEOFFREY STAGE
Read more" A company, a family, a club "summarizes the history of the stadium, its construction related to Geoffroy Guichard's personalities, founder of the Casino Company in 1898, Pierre Guichard, his son. The Geoffroy Guichard Stadium project is that of an ambitious company that firmly believes that professional football can be a communication tool for a brand or city. The future will prove to him right. So for those who want to know even more and visit the galleries, the dressings and walk on the lawn of this mythical stadium, guided tours organized by the Green Museum propose to discover this magical place in all its corners.
POMEGRANATE HOUSE
Read moreThe House of Grenadière is located in the heart of the village and opposite the church, perched on a granite spur, at 860 m above sea level, 1 km from the A 89/A 72 exit. The museum has three levels. The first allows to see the work of the embroiderers through a film retraçant their history, film composed of testimonies of embroiderers referring to their feelings in relation to the trade as well as of bosses who explain the economic organisation of the trade. The second level is devoted to the work of the embroiderers as well as all the ancient and contemporary creations of the embroidery into the gold wire. And the third floor offers a personal initiation. The technique is revealed during the meeting with the embroiderer for a demonstration and a detailed explanation. To complete the discovery of gold embroidery, small and large make their personal initiation and produce a small embroidery. Don't leave without a tour at the shop.
TILE AND SANADORY ROCKS
Sanadoire was home to a fortress until the 15th century, when it was ...Read more
STROLL IN THE MEDIEVAL CENTRE OF BESSE
Stroll in the medieval center of Besse to discover the 8 buildings ...Read more
TAIL MEANDER
This loop at the bottom of the gorge deserves a souvenir photo.Read more
GRENOBLE-BASTILLE CABLE CAR
The "bubbles" of Grenoble, the most famous cable car in France, take you to ...Read more
AUZERS CASTLE
Auzers castle in Auvergne style with 3 towers.Read more
HERALDIC HALL OF THE DIANA
Read moreA breathtaking medieval monument of civil architecture! Built around 1295, on the orders of John I, Earl of Forez, probably on the occasion of his marriage to Alix de Viennois, the heraldic hall of La Diana was intended to host celebrations and assemblies. Its ogival wooden vault decorated with 1728 coats of arms, certainly by families invited to the wedding, is exceptional. A fantastic animal décor at the base of the vaults completes this extraordinary ceiling. A monumental fireplace contributes to the sumptuous decor. The overall design and profusion of colours of this Gothic ceiling impresses and one thinks of the splendour of past ceremonies.
GOOSE-STEP GORGES
Read moreHere, the Cère makes a break in the landscape. The river then seems to slip away in the rock. For thousands of years, the water has been tirelessly digging its way through the narrow gorges, "le pas". The site is exotic! It has inspired all the local or visiting painters since the 18th century. Moreover, the place shelters a fauna and a flora having known to adapt to the verticality and the weak luminosity. On the way, you can admire the Roucole waterfall or otters fishing.
SAINTE-MADELEINE CHAPEL
Chapel of the XIIth century with a vault decorated with a Christ in ...Read more
PARC DE LA TETE D'OR
A park with a botanical garden, exotic greenhouses and a lake, one of ...Read more
PALACE OF CANDIES, NOUGAT AND SOUVENIRS
A multi-faceted, fun-filled space built around a nougat factory, candy ...Read more
CASTLE OF LA BÂTIE-D'URFÉ
Château de la Bâtie-d'Urfé, with gardens with an original composition ...Read more
CINEMA AND MINIATURE MUSEUM
The world'sNo. 1 film museum presents one of the world's largest ...Read more
LAKE DU BOUCHET
A former volcano crater that has been covered by water, with a beach along ...Read more
BANKRUPTCY CASCADE
The Faillitoux waterfall, 41 meters high, is an unusual and refreshing ...Read more
OLD TOWN OF ANNECY
Small winding streets a few steps from the city hall, with old houses with ...Read more
AVEN D'ORGNAC - GRAND SITE DE FRANCE
Grand Site de l'Aven d'Orgnac, classified as a Grand Site de France with ...Read more
CELLARS OF THE CHARTREUSE
Caves de la Chartreuse in Voiron, suggesting a classic visit with a free ...Read more
THE MILLINERY - HAT WORKSHOP-MUSEUM
Read moreThe Atelier-Musée du Chapeau houses a permanent exhibition, a temporary exhibition space (one exhibition per year), a production workshop, a hat fashion training centre, a resource and documentation centre, reserves, an event space, five designer workshops, a shop and a restaurant. The new museography presents all the stages of the production chain of the luxury felt hat from rabbit hair. Machines in operation, hat making, video testimonies of the workers of the time, reconstituted workshop. The museum's collections cover chronologically and thematically the female and male headgear from the 18th century to the present day. Ecclesiastical hats with the hairstyles of great chefs (Bocuse, Troisgros...), not to mention the authentic headgear worn by famous women and men such as Grace Kelly or François Mitterrand, rub shoulders with the rooms of the houses Paco Rabanne, Nina Ricci, Dior, Saint Laurent Paris, Hermès, Jean-Paul Gaultier, as well as a unique series of hats from the 1970s to the present day from Pierre Cardin, Jacques Pinturier, Marie Mercié, Stephen Jones... A unique place!
ALPINE GARDEN
A garden with flower-filled terraces, photographic exhibitions and ...Read more
GERGOVIE PLATEAU
The Gergovie plateau at La Roche-Blanche is a popular walking area, ...Read more
ESPACE AVÈZE - HOUSE OF THE GENTIAN
Site of manufacture of this emblematic liqueur of Cantal, made on base of ...Read more
LE TRÉSOR DES PÉNITENTS
The church of Romanesque style has a unique ambulatory in Haute-Auvergne.Read more
ROCK DE CHÈRE NATURE RESERVE
Reserve in Talloires, a mountainous forest massif sheltering an exceptional ...Read more
THE BURONS OF SALERS
Buron to discover the work and life of the buroniers during the summer ...Read more
CHEESE MARKET
Market that evokes the importance of the cheese industry in the Cantal in ...Read more
CHOIR CAVE
The natural spectacle of a fantastic cave sublimated by an extraordinary ...Read more
WALIBI RHONE-ALPES
Sensations and strong emotions at Walibi, the park with attractions for the ...Read more
LA DEMEURE DU CHAOS
Open-air contemporary art museum with 6,500 works by artists from all over ...Read more
ISÈRE RESISTANCE AND DEPORTATION MUSEUM
Museum whose vocation is to give to understand the history of the years ...Read more