In need of inspiration?
You have chosen a rental vehicle with the buy-back option for your trip to Lyon? You will have no shortage of places to visit! In Lyon alone there are 22 museums celebrating art, culture and local traditions. You could take a cruise on the Saône, walk along the shores of the Rhône or take a little break in one of the parks: Tête d'Or, Hauteurs, Gerland or Cerisaie. If you are in Lyon at the beginning of December, don't miss the Festival of Lights. The lighted artwork will be sure to please the entire family.
Those who love performances and modern theatre will be won over by the Lyon Opera, a jewel to be visited about 30 km from your delivery and return centre. If you love golf, you must know there are 10 courses less than 40 km from Lyon. Do you have some extra time and enjoy driving? Switzerland is only 100 km from the city. Why not drop in and say bonjour?
Buy-back car rental in Lyon allows you to visit one vineyard after another on the Wine Route. Do what you like to do. In the evening, Lyon comes alive! Nightclubs, disco bars, theatrical cafés, music bars, wine, beer & cocktail bars, piano bars, Latin bars. No matter your style, there is something for you in Lyon. And for the shopoholics, there is amazing assortment of choices: local artists, boutiques in Old Lyon, La Part-Dieu, the Galeries Lafayette shopping centre, silk shops, antique shops, souvenir shops, wine cellars, and much more.
A word of advice: As with most touristic cities, it is preferable to visit popular sites on weekdays to avoid the weekend crowds.
Here are a few other nearby places that may interest you:
- Croix-Rousse
- Traboules
- Place des Terreaux
- Place des Jacobins
- Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse
- Lyon Cathedral
- Saint-Jean Street
- Frescoes
- Notre-Dame-de-Fouvière Basilica
- Roman ruins
- Place Bellecour