Vieux Lyon Cultural and Historical Walking Tour
Lyon’s old town is riddled with secret passageways and history. This immersive, guided walking tour begins at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral and takes you through the traboules (covered passageways used by silk workers to transport fabrics), to present-day silk workshops, and the Museum of Cinema and Miniatures, before finishing up at the Grand Hotel Dieu, formerly the city hospital, now a luxury hotel and shopping complex.
Highlights
- ✓Learn about Lyon’s silk-weaving history and gastronomic prowess
- ✓Take a journey through history, from the Middle Ages to WW2 Resistance
- ✓Discover secret passageways hidden in plain sight
- ✓All entry fees included
What you'll see & do
- ✓A quick visit to the cathedral and it's astronomical clock
- ✓We visit a few of the hidden passageway, the traboules, in Vieux Lyon
- ✓We will have a look at some miniatures in the free courtyard of the museum
- ✓We will have a look at the iconic piece of architectureof Vieux Lyon, La Tour Rose
- ✓In this silk shop, we will see the live silkworms during the silk season and might even visit the model of the jacquard loom.
- ✓We will see the impressive courthouses of Lyon, where the trial of Klaus Barbie took place
- ✓We'll see the façade of the theatre and maybe descend into the modern artwork that is hidden underneath the square
- ✓This is the main shopping street of Lyon
- ✓We will visit the Hôtel Dieu, the old hospital that has recently been transformed with a shopping center, luxury hotel and food court inside.
What's included
- ✓All Fees and Taxes
What's not included
- ✓Pick-up not included
- ✓Breakfast
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Vieux Lyon Cultural and Historical Walking Tour
Lyon’s old town is riddled with secret passageways and history. This immersive, guided walking tour begins at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral and takes you through the traboules (covered passageways used by silk workers to transport fabrics), to present-day silk workshops, and the Museum of Cinema and Miniatures, before finishing up at the Grand Hotel Dieu, formerly the city hospital, now a luxury hotel and shopping complex.
Highlights
- ✓Learn about Lyon’s silk-weaving history and gastronomic prowess
- ✓Take a journey through history, from the Middle Ages to WW2 Resistance
- ✓Discover secret passageways hidden in plain sight
- ✓All entry fees included
What you'll see & do
- ✓A quick visit to the cathedral and it's astronomical clock
- ✓We visit a few of the hidden passageway, the traboules, in Vieux Lyon
- ✓We will have a look at some miniatures in the free courtyard of the museum
- ✓We will have a look at the iconic piece of architectureof Vieux Lyon, La Tour Rose
- ✓In this silk shop, we will see the live silkworms during the silk season and might even visit the model of the jacquard loom.
- ✓We will see the impressive courthouses of Lyon, where the trial of Klaus Barbie took place
- ✓We'll see the façade of the theatre and maybe descend into the modern artwork that is hidden underneath the square
- ✓This is the main shopping street of Lyon
- ✓We will visit the Hôtel Dieu, the old hospital that has recently been transformed with a shopping center, luxury hotel and food court inside.
What's included
- ✓All Fees and Taxes
What's not included
- ✓Pick-up not included
- ✓Breakfast
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.