Lyon Travel Blog

Personally, I’ve been really looking forward to announcing the summer season reopening of Lyon’s Le Péristyle Jazz! It’s an event I’ve eagerly awaited since visiting the semi-al fresco jazz venue last summer, but more precisely, the start of the Péristyle 2010 programme marks the drum-roll...

A walk along the Berges du Rhône is an activity undertaken by all who visit Lyon. Even if you don’t want to, through fear of rivers or something of the sort, it’s pretty unavoidable, as the grand Rhône cuts right through a large proportion of Lyon, and directly through the city centre. But why...

There was little doubt in my mind on which of Lyon’s hotels to choose for this week’s interview with a concierge; Le Royal Hotel Lyon – the 4 star institution of Lyonnaise culture and character – would certainly be the best place to go for concierge ‘cream of the crop’ advice on nightlife...

Since Lyon’s founding on Fourvière hill, light has played a significant role in developing the city’s bright personality. Back then, the city was called Lugdunum, which one definition describes as meaning ‘hill of lights’. In the 2000 years that have passed since the Gallo-Roman dawn of Lyon,...