Map of Lyons
LYONS Lyons is the third largest town in France, the main center of the departement of Rhone, and economic center of the Rhone-Alps region. It has always been the …
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Sights and Attractions in Lyons
SIGHTS Lyons is proud of its heritage and has 24 museums. The Textile Museum displaying the history of silk in the former Villeroi Palace (built in 1730). The Church …
Travel to Lyons
HISTORY The Roman colony Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC at the Foriere mountain and soon became capital of Gallia Lugdunensis. The ‘Pax Romana’, the Roman Peace Treaty, enabled …