Lyon Sights

  1. Cité Internationale

    The northern realms of the Parc de la Tête d'Or sit snug against the brick-and-glass Cité Internationale designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano to host the G7 summit in 1996.

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  2. place Bellecour

    Laid out in the 17th century, place Bellecour - one of Europe's largest public squares - is pierced by an equestrian statue of Louis XIV. From here, pedestrianised rue Victor Hugo runs southwards to place Carnot and Gare de Perrache.

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  3. place des Terreaux

    The centrepiece of Presqu'île's beautiful place des Terreaux is a 19th-century fountain made of 21 tonnes of lead and sculpted by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi of Statue of Liberty fame. The four horses pulling the chariot symbolise rivers galloping seawards.

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  4. place Louis Pradel

    Boarders and bladers buzz around the fountains of riverside place Louis Pradel, surveyed by the Homme de la Liberté (Man of Freedom) on roller-skates, sculpted from scrap metal by Marseille-born César (1921-98).

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  5. rue Juiverie

    Crane your neck upwards to see gargoyles and other cheeky stone characters carved on window ledges along rue Juiverie, home to Lyon's Jewish community in the Middle Ages.

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  7. Tour de l'Observatoire

    A city panorama unfolds from the Tour de l'Observatoire. The tower can be scaled with or without a paid tour.

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  8. Tour Métallique

    The Tour Métallique is an Eiffel Tower-like structure built atop Fourvière in 1893 and used as a TV transmitter.

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