Lyon Travel Blog

Spending The Weekend In Lyon, Without Spending Your Money! Free Events This Weekend In Lyon: February, Fri. 11th – Sat. 12th, 2011 (Psst! Click on the highlighted links to get a venue description and map for each event location.) Friday, February 11th , 2011 Event: Joachim Expert Description: Piano Location:...

Being the romantic city that it is, visitors to Lyon can expect to find lots of smoochy Valentines day activities in and around the city. And just to prove the city’s romance potential, we’ve created a top ten list for Lyon’s Top Ten Romantic Restaurants and Lyon’s Top Ten Romantic...

Anyone walking through Lyon’s central Place des Terreaux might be wondering what all those big white balloons are all about (see photo). I certainly wondered when I saw them there last week; filling up the square like big white beach balls floating out at sea. The artist probably wouldn’t...

Most people travel to Lyon to experience the UNESCO accredited World Heritage city, and to indulge in the culinary delights of France’s acclaimed gastronomic capital. But in increasing numbers, travellers are combining a cultural visit to France with a course in French language, and with Lyon being...

Spending The Weekend In Lyon, Without Spending Your Money! Free Events This Weekend In Lyon: January, Fri 28th – Sat. 29th, 2011 (Psst! Click on the highlighted links to get a venue description and map for each event location.) Friday, January 28th , 2011 Event: Karting Description: Lively “manouche”...

From the 2nd to the 8th of February, Lyon’s Le Zola Cinéma in Villeurbanne will be hosting the 16th edition of its annual British and Irish Film Festival. This year under the title of “So British”, the festival will provide a broad overview of British and Irish films, including; social...

Spending The Weekend In Lyon, Without Spending Your Money! Free Events This Weekend In Lyon: January, Fri 21st – Sat. 22nd, 2011 (Psst! Click on the highlighted links to get a venue description and map for each event location.) Friday, January 21st , 2011 Event: Starwax Party People Description: DJ...

Featuring the work of three Swedish choreographers – Inger, Kvarnström and Ekman – Lyon’s Maison de la Danse will be presenting an original Bolero by The Göteborg Ballet, from the 19th to the 23rd of January 2011. Lovers of the ballet are said to be in for a treat, with this being...

Marking the release of the book “Alfred Hitchcock : une vie d’ombres et de lumière” (a life of shadows and light), by Patrick McGilligan, Lyon’s Institut Lumière will be hosting a major retrospective of Hitchcock’s work. From his silent films to his box office hits, the institute...

Spending The Weekend In Lyon, Without Spending Your Money! Free Events This Weekend In Lyon: January, Fri. 14th – Sat. 15th, 2011: (Psst! Click on the highlighted links to get a venue description and map for each event location.) Friday, January 14th, 2011 Event: DJ Connasse Paye Sa Gallette Description:...