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A SHORT WALK
LYON

Distance 2.5 km (1.5 miles) Nearest
funicular Fourvière Time 40 minutes RUE ROGER RADISSON
EXPERIENCE The Rhône Valley and French Alps shops, Renaissance palaces, first-class res- R DE L’ ANTIQUAILLE RUE CLEBERG
On the west bank of the River Saône,
the restored old quarter of Vieux Lyon is
an atmospheric warren of cobbled streets,
traboules (covered pass ageways), bohemian
taurants and lively bouchons (bistros). It is
also the site of the Roman city of Lugdunum,
the commercial and military capital of Gaul
founded by Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Vestiges of
this pros perous city can be seen in the Gallo-
Roman museum at the top of Fourvière hill,
while nearby two exca vated Roman theatres
still stage performances. At the foot of the
hill is the finest collection of Renaissance
mansions in France.

There are two Roman amphitheatres
in this area. The Grand Théâtre, built
in 15 BC, is the the oldest theatre in
France and is still used for modern MONTEE SAINT BERTHELEMY
performances; the smaller Odéon has
beautiful geometric tiled flooring.

The underground Musée de la MONTEE DU CHEMIN NEUF
Civilisation Gallo-Romaine contains a
collection of statues, mosaics, coins and
inscriptions evoking Lyon’s Roman past.
RUE TRAMASSAC
Entrance to funicular R MOURGET R J CARRIES

RUE DU DOYENNE PL ST JEAN

AV A D O L P H E M A X
RUE BELLIEVRE

QUAI FULCHIRON
PONT BONAPARTE QUAI ROMAIN

FINISH

Begun in the late 12th century,
the Cathédrale St-Jean has
a 14th-century astro nomical
The peaceful interior of clock that shows religious
the Cathédrale St-Jean feast days .
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