What to see in Lyon: the 10 must-sees
The top 3 according to 10 votes from people: Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière · Vieux-Lyon and its traboules · Roman Theatres of Fourvière. (Updated Dec 4, 2025.)
Vieux-Lyon, Fourvière, the Presqu'île and Croix-Rousse: the essentials of Lyon according to travel blogs and TripAdvisor.
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Top 10
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1
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Basilica completed in 1896 at the top of the hill, with the best view over the city.
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Vieux-Lyon and its traboules
UNESCO-listed Renaissance quarter criss-crossed by secret passageways through courtyards.
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Roman Theatres of Fourvière
The great theatre and odeon of Lugdunum, which host the Nuits de Fourvière festival in summer.
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Musée des Confluences
Science and society museum in a glass-and-steel building at the tip of the Presqu'île.
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Place Bellecour
One of Europe's largest squares, with the equestrian statue of Louis XIV.
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Mur des Canuts
Europe's largest trompe-l'œil mural, in Croix-Rousse.
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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
In a former abbey on Place des Terreaux, one of France's largest art museums.
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Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse
The benchmark covered food market, with quenelles and Mère Richard's cheeses.
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Festival of Lights
Every year around 8 December, the city lights up for four nights.
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Saint-Jean Cathedral
Gothic cathedral in Vieux-Lyon with a 14th-century astronomical clock.
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Croix-Rousse
Hill of the canuts, the silk workers, with its slopes and the Maison des Canuts.
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Parc de la Tête d'Or
117-hectare city park with a lake, free zoo and rose garden.
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Comments (5)
Les Halles Paul Bocuse le dimanche matin avec des huîtres, ça c'est Lyon 🦪
Les traboules du Vieux-Lyon, on se croirait dans un labyrinthe secret.
La Fête des Lumières en décembre, il faut la voir au moins une fois !
Fourvière en premier, normal, la vue sur toute la ville est superbe.
Le parc de la Tête d'Or avec les enfants, et c'est gratuit.