Some friends from Montreal are completing their masters degree in Lyon, France. I had the occasion to visit them. It was my 3rd time in this beautiful city, the
second agglomeration in France by population (2 311 000 inhabitants in 2016).
Here are a few pictures from around the city. I may post a few more. I had a wonderful time in Lyon; the city is gorgeous, culturally rich, very walkable (if you like slopes and stairs), and the recent developments make it even more appealing.
Montée de la Grande Côte | Les Pentes de la Croix-Rousse
Shores of the Rhône
Vieux-Lyon [Old Lyon]
5e Arrondissement / Around Notre Dame de Fourvière
A short day trip in the BEAUJOLAIS
Le
Beaujolais is a
pays (countryside) famous for its wine, located North - North-West from Lyon, between the Saône and Azergues rivers. The cultural landscape is made of rolling hills covered with vines.
Lyon seen from the Saône river
Confluence : the new Lyon
Confluence is a district of Lyon's 2nd arrondissement. It's located at the tip of the point formed by the confluence of the Saône and the Rhône rivers. Up until 2009, the area was mostly centered around a major station and market (Perrache) and brownfields. The masterplan for the new neighbourhood, adopted in 1999, aimed to double the size of the city's downtown. Since then, the area has become a laboratory for architecture, urbanism and technology.
The metro
I only have 1 picture of the small metro network. The system was quite convenient and efficient.