Vieux Lyon Cultural and Historical Walking Tour

This walking tour will take you to discover the medieval and Renaissance quarter of Lyon. An expert guide will lead you through the most interesting points of this area and tell you about important episodes of its history.

During the guided tour, you will learn about the city's relationship with silk, Lyon's role during the World War II and its culinary culture. In addition, you will discover typical places such as the Bouchon, local restaurants, and the Traboules, hidden passageways difficult to spot for outsiders.

The itinerary of this tour will give you the opportunity to admire the cathedral and its astronomical clock, the Tour Rose, an emblematic silk shop and the courthouse where the trial of Klaus Barbie took place. The tour will end in the modern centre, where you will get to visit the Théâtre des Celestins and the Hôtel Dieu.