Lyon Travel Blog

Just to make the city all the more Christmassy on the run-up to the holidays, the heavens have graced Lyon with yet another covering of snow. But compared to the heavy cover we experienced a couple of weeks ago, it appears that today’s and yesterday’s sprinkling has arrived for purely aesthetic...

If you’re not sure where to find Father Christmas in Lyon, he’s visiting the Marché de noël de Lyon, and will be gracing the market with his presence on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday-  from 4pm to 8pm – and on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 8pm. So don’t...

A little reminder that there are just 8 days left of Lyon’s Marché de noël de Lyon! If you’re visiting Lyon over the holidays, the market is well worth a visit. Even if you’ve done all your Christmas shopping, the market ambiance provides a nice dose of nostalgic Christmas spirit;...

Created by the 19th century designer Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, La Fontaine Bartholdi is the pride and joy of Lyon’s magnetising square, the lovely Place des Terreaux. It’s one of those French squares where you can sit back and say to yourself, “this is France at its most charming”. And apart...

Praise be to Lyon’s lighting experts and the festival organisers who bring us Lyon’s annual Fête des Lumières, one of France’s most magical festivals. Praise be, particularly this year, as the four day Festival of Lights – taking place from the 8th to the 11th of December –...

As is the case every year in November, the 3rd Thursday of the month has been claimed as ‘Beaujolais Nouveau Day’. Once a localised day of celebration to welcome the first vintage of the Beaujolais winemaking season, the day is now recognised internationally, particularly in Japan and America, where...

Demonstrations against the French government’s proposition to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 have escalated in Lyon over the past six days, resulting in rioting, looting and widespread vandalism in central areas of the city. Tuesday saw the worst of the rioting when groups of youths wreaked...

Taking place from the 15th to the 17th of October, French wine producers will gather together at Lyon’s Centre de Congrès l’Espace Tête d’Or for the annual Les Vignerons de France. Fifty to eighty producers are selected and invited by the organisers Vinomedia, based on their title,...

Taking place from the 4th until the 10th of October, the Lumière Film Festival 2010 is an event that Lyon is getting very excited about! Now in its second year, most of the excitement extends from the huge success of the first Lumière Festival that took place last year, where Clint Eastwood received...

Back by popular demand, Lyon’s Local Flavor will now keep you up-to-date on free events happening around the city on a weekly basis, so check in with us each Thursday to get the low-down  for the following week. Free Events In Lyon: Thursday September 23rd - Wednesday September 29th, 2010 Click...