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Getting to Lyon. By Car From the north (Paris): Highway A6 or N7, exit Lyon-centre. From the south (Marseille): Highway A7 or N7, exit Lyon-centre. From the east: Highway A42 (Geneva) or A43 (Annecy), then Lyon-centre. From the west: Take Highway A89 and then A6, exit Lyon-centre. Nearby classified sites Orange: 200 km (124 mi), time: 2 hours
The Lyon map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free. Lyon (Arpitan: Liyon), often Anglicized as Lyons, is a city in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes, situated between Paris and Marseille as you can see in Lyon map. Its name is pronounced [ljɔ̃] ( listen) in French and Arpitan, and /liːˈɒn/ or /ˈlaɪ.ənz/ in English.
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Dec 18, 2023 · Large detailed map tourist of Lyon Click to see large Description: This map shows streets, parking lots, museums, viewpoints, tram, metro lines, hospitals, points of interest, information centers, UNESCO heritage sites, tourist attractions and sightseeings in Lyon.
Apr 18, 2024 · Lyon Cathedral is located on Saint-Jean square in the center of Lyon. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and is the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon. It has a beautiful facade and interesting details. It has been in this state for over 500 years, but it was renovated a few centuries earlier.
- Some of The Most Spectacular Frescoes of Lyon
- Best Murals in Old Lyon, Croix-Rousse and Sundry Central Locations
- Les Murs de Gerland
- Quartier Des Etats-Unis
- A Few More Famous Lyon Murals
- How Did Lyon Become The Capital of Murals in France and Beyond?
- Before You Go...
To locate the most famous art murals, see the top murals of Lyon on the map below. Just click the map (the numbers on the map correspond to the descriptions further down).
La Sarra
8 rue Pauline Jaricot, Lyon 5 It's hard to believe this was once a pale, non-descript wall of the Cité La Sarra, government housing that is part of the middle-class neighbourhood in Lyon's 5th arrondissement, not far from the city's Roman ruins. Today, this example of Lyon street art is the world's largest architectural trompe l'oeil, an art form that tricks you into thinking that what you're seeing is real — like those colourful awnings and balconies. The formerly pale, cookie-cutter buildin...
Cour des Loges
Place Ennemond Fousseret, Lyon 5 This large wall depicts an intriguing scaffolding, which is being used to change sets in a theater during a play — except it's not. But it is so well done you'd be forgiven for thinking it was real. The wall now belongs to a hotel of the same name.
Mur des Écrivains aka Bibliothèque de la Cité
Corner of rue de la Platière and quai de la Pêcherie, Lyon 1 This spectacular mural, the Wall of Writers, represents the works of some 300 local writers, many of them familiar to me — I just didn't know they were from Lyon. Many of them are national cultural icons, like Frédéric Dard, author of the gumshoe San Antonio series. Others are internationally famous, like Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who wrote The Little Prince.
The following four famous mural paintings are part of the walls of Gerland, part of Lyon's 7th arrondissement, or district.
This group of frescoes is interesting not only because of their quality but because they highlight the typical approach to these urban murals — consultation with local communities. These are produced on low-rent housing estates, known as HLM, or Habitations à Loyer Modéré.
Fresque Végétale Lumière (5), Rue de l'Annonciade, Lyon 1. This intriguing fresco or modern wall painting is different from most: it combines several mural paintings with vertical vegetation, large...
Lyon may be known around the world as the capital of gastronomy, but it now wears a second capital city hat: the capital of murals. Frescoes as an art form have been around as long as we humans — think prehistoric cave paintings, in which our ancestors decorated the walls of their rock dwellings or shelters. In a way, today's mural artists see them...
While you're visiting the sights of Lyon, please don't miss Fourvière Hill– this is where you'll find a stunning basilica, fabulous Roman ruins, and the best view of Lyon from above.
The map view shows Lyon, a river port and the third-largest city in France.The capital of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and the seat of the prefecture of the Rhône department is situated in central east of France at the confluence of the Saône and the Rhône river, about 300 km (186 mi) north of Marseille, 460 km (286 mi) southeast of Paris and 150 km (93 mi) southwest of Geneva in ...
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