Lyon is a city in east-central France. It is France’s third-largest city after Paris and Marseille. Lyon is the seat of the metropolis of Lyon, and the capital of both the department of Rhône and the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The city is known for its historical and architectural landmarks and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Back in the days Lyon was famous for being an important place for the production of silk. Since the late 20th century, it has developed a reputation as the capital of gastronomy in France and in the world.
It has a significant role in the history of cinema due to Auguste and Louis Lumière, who invented the cinematographe in Lyon. The city is also known for its famous light festival, Fête des Lumières, which occurs every 8 December and lasts for four days, earning Lyon the title of Capital of Lights.
This Friday Kathrine tips about Lyon will be posted! Kathrine is from Lyon so she wanted to write about her home town to make sure everyone who goes there has the best out of it! She is a young traveler who enjoys life as if each day was the last! The best way to do it is by travelling as much as she can because traveling is the only things that makes us richer, wiser, happier and healthier – all at the same time!
“Lyon is a place wort visiting, due to its beautiful architecture, but it’s also an awesome city to live in, due to its atmosphere.”
Kathrine Jaffre
Country: France
Country’s capital: Paris
Official language: French
Currency: Euro (£1 =1.41 euro §1 = 1.11 euro)
Population: 484.344 inhabitants
Total area: 47,95 km²
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This is awesome! will def check the city out !
I’m Ray from London originally from Hong Kong.
New to blogging about cultures and travel
This month is all about art and lifestyle
would be really lovely if you lovely people can check it out !
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Cheers X
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Thanks for you comment! I will also check your blog for sure! all the best to you! 🙂
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Great post about Lyon. Spent, quite a lot of time last year driving from Lyon airport to the mountains. Never, actually got to fully immerse myself. Although, I did buy one of my favourite gadgets there – the Kindle.
I was recently in Nice, which is in the south of France. The architecture is fairly similar. If you enjoyed Lyon, then imagine akin surroundings. However, the added value of having the sea, and; mountainous landscape. I will in future posts write about Nice. As it is a really beautiful place.
And, if you drive down. Don’t take the Autoroute. There is a route that follows close to the autoroute. Instead, going through all the wonderful towns. Sisteron – is an absolutely gem commune (civil townships). Situated on the banks of the River Duranc, with lots of Roman history.
Dan
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Thank so much for your comment and advices Dan! 🙂 I hope you have many more travels to come and enjoy them just as much as you seemed to have enjoyed Nice 🙂
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