WALKING TOURS HERITAGE • SHOPPING • RESTAURANTS E N Ô A S E N Ô H R Place Pont Morand Louis Pradel Rue de la Martinière 11 Place des Terreaux HÔTEL DE VILLE 10 Rue de l’Arbre Sec Rhône du Quais Pont de la Feuillée RHÔNE Rue Paul Chevanard Rue du Bât. d’Argent Place Rue de la Platière St Paul Pass. du Collège Place 9 Rue du Président Édouard Herriot Rue de la Bourse d’Albon Quai Jean Moulin Rue de la République Quai Romain Rolland 6 SAÔNE Rue Dubois Place CORDELIERS des Pont Lafayette Rue Mercière Rue Grenette Pont Mal juin 5 Cordeliers 7 Rue de Brest Place Quai St-Antoine 8 de Fourvière Grillet Palais du Rue Pass. du Palais de Justice Rue de la République Rue Carnot 4 Quais du Rhône Rue du Président Édouard Herriot Pass. de l’Argue Quai Jules Courmont 3 Place Place de la Place 2 des St Jean République Jacobins Rue Childebert Pont Wilson Place Rue Confort des Pont Bonaparte Rue d’Amboise Célestins Rue des Archers Rue Émile Zola Quai Romain Rolland Rue Gasparin 1 Rue de la République Place Rue Bellecordière B. Crepu Rue Lintier Rue Antoine de St-Exupéry BELLECOUR Rue de la Barre Pass. S -Georgest Place Bellecour Pont de la Guillotière Rue des Marronniers Rue du Plat Quai Tilsitt Place Antonin Poncet Rue Boissac Rue François Dauphin Rue Sala Rue S Rue Charles Biennier te-Hélène Rue Guynemer Rue Jarente Place Antoine Rue Victor Hugo Vollon Quai du Docteur Gailleton Place Place Ampère Gailleton AMPÈRE Rue Laurencin Pont de l’Université Rue VaubecourVICTOR HUGO Rue de la Charité Rue d’Enghien Rue Auguste Comte Rue de Condé Place Carnot RHÔNE Quai Claude Bernard PERRACHE Quai du Docteur Gailleton CURRENCY EXCHANGE AGENCIES SAÔNE Pont Gallieni RESTAURANTS / BARS Rue Claudius Collonge Cours Suchet Place Quai Rambaud des Archives Rue Dugas-Montbel THE Rue Bichat PRESQU’ÎLE 6 The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Lyon Cours Suchet DISTRICT This huge building was erected in 1860 Cours Charlemagne along the new Rue de la République. A living Situated between the Rhône and Saône symbol of Lyon’s economic might, it is richly rivers, the Presqu’île district has plenty decorated. On its left hand side we see a Place to offer, including huge shopping Cours Bayard de red cobblestone which reminds us of the l’Hippodrome streets (15000 shops) and emblematic assassination of President Sadi Carnot in monuments. From Place Bellecour to 1894 by the anarchist Caserio. Quai Perrache Place des Terreaux, come along and feel Rue Casimir Périer Lyon’s vibrant beating heart! 7 Rue Edouard Herriot Cours Bayard Formerly known as Rue de l’Impératice, Rue Rue Delandine Edouard Herriot was opened shortly after Rue 1 Place Bellecour de la République, which for its part was known Quai Antoine Riboud Taking its name from the Latin expression as Rue Impériale. It is today home to Lyon’s Rue Casimir Périer “Bella Curtis” or beautiful garden, Place “golden triangle” and its luxury and designer Bellecour was used as a military site during shops. the religious wars of 1562. A royal square, in the middle stands a statue of King Louis XIV 8 Rue Mercière Avenue Leclerc produced in 1825 by Lemot. On either side The oldest street in the city centre, Rue Cours Charlemagne of this statue the Rhône and the Saône are Mercière was successively known for its Rue Paul Montrochet represented as a man and a woman. merchants and its printers in Renaissance times. Still flanked by superb 16th century 2 Théâtre des Célestins buildings, it is today known for its many Built on the site of the former Celestines restaurants and Lyonnais “bouchons” monastery, the first theatre was erected (traditional eateries). in 1792. Rebuilt several times following a Rue Hrant Dink number of fires, the current theatre dates 9 The church of St-Nizier from 1880 and was built by Gaspard André. It Built on the ruins of a fifth century church features an Italian-style theatre with a gold which was said to have contained the relics and red decorative scheme. of the martyrs of Lyon, this gothic church Quai Perrache was built in the 15th century. Its two 3 Place des Jacobins asymmetrical spires give it its distinctive This square was laid out in the 16th century look: the brick spire dates from the 15th near the Jacobin monastery. Its central century whereas the stone one was erected in fountain produced in 1885 by Gaspard André the 19th century. pays tribute to four artists from Lyon: the architect Philibert Delorme, the engraver 10 Rue Paul Chenavard Gérard Audran, the sculptor Guillaume This shopping street proposes a wide variety Coustou, and the painter Hippolyte Flandrin. of stores, from a bookshop to a furniture and 4 Passage de l’Argue decoration store, not forgetting ready-to-wear This covered passage produced in 1825 is still clothes shops. home to some authentic old shops. Its name 11 Place des Terreaux and the Opera comes from the argue, a machine used to A former execution site, Place des Terreaux convert precious metals into thread which can be is today home to the Museum of Fine Art, woven, which was located nearby at that time. a former convent built in the 17th century. 5 Rue de la République Rebuilt on several occasions during the Standing as a symbol of the urban planning 17th century, Lyon’s hôtel de ville (town projects of the 19th century, Rue de la hall) houses a number of noteworthy interior République is today the city’s main shopping decorative features. Behind the town hall, the street. Take the time to admire the buildings opera has retained its outer walls dating from on either side of it, including the major store the 19th century and was totally refurbished chains and fashion shops. in 1993 by the architect Jean Nouvel. Centre de Congrès Convention Center MAIN MAP CROIX-ROUSSE BROTTEAUX SHOPPING ZONE SHOPPING ZONE OLD LYON PART-DIEU SHOPPING ZONE Halle de Lyon Paul Bocuse Centre Commercial Part-Dieu PRESQU’ÎLE RHÔNE SAÔNE UNESCO WORLD CONFLUENCE HERITAGE SITE RESTAURANTS / BARS SHOPPING ZONE Pôle de SHOPPING ZONE Commerces et de loisirs SHOPPING ZONES E N Ô A S E N Ô H R 5 Rue St-Jean OLD As the main thoroughfare in Old Lyon, Rue LYON St-Jean is simply perfect for a relaxing stroll. With its authentic restaurants and shops, Welcome to Renaissance Lyon. With you can soak up the unique atmosphere of its cobbled streets and its buildings the old town as you explore its Renaissance dating from the 15th and 16th centu- buildings. Passerelle re Scize ries, take the time to enjoy a journey Quai Pier St-Vincent 6 Place du Change back in time and discover the city’s Rue St-Paul Once the economic heart of the city, Place golden age. Prepare to be surprised by du Change stands as a reminder of the Pont Place RHÔNE its unusual architecture as you explore Q t de la Feuillée u a importance of Lyon’s major fairs held here S -Paul i S t- its courtyards and traboules. A from the 15th century onwards. These n 7 to i Q n u e international fairs attracted many foreign R. Lainerie Rue F. Vernay a i Rue Juiverie d e B traders to the city, who settled in Lyon o n d y permanently. Today a protestant church, the Rue de Montauban 6 1 The Cathedral of St-Jean and the Loge du Change was once used as a currency Manécanterie (choir school) exchange. 8 Place du Change Although work began in 1180, the SAÔNE 7 Rue Juiverie Montée St-Barthélémy construction of the cathedral of St-Jean took Formerly the street of the city’s Jewish 300 years. A gothic styled building, it was Pont merchants, Rue Juiverie is today home to 5 AlphonseJuin damaged in 1562 during the religious wars artists, craftsmen and designers. The interior 9 and hosted the wedding of King Henry IV and Rue du Boeuf courtyards of its magnificent Renaissance R Rue 3 Maries u e 10 Marie de Medici in 1600. de d buildings often feature remarkable decorative la n a B Rue Saint-Jean 4 l om 3 l Situated to the right of the cathedral, the b o a R schemes and carved galleries. rd e n i Passerelle 11th century Manécanterie building was once a m du Palais 2 o R de Justice i 8 The Gadagne museum a home to the St-Jean Choir School. u As Lyon’s largest Renaissance building, the Place Q St-Jean 2 The archaeological gardens Rue Tramassac Gadagne Museum owes its name to the The ruins of the former churches of 1 s wealthy family of Florentine bankers who n ti 11 s le St-Etienne and Ste-Croix bear witness to é acquired it in the 16th century. It is today C VIEUX s e Montée St-Barthélémy d the scale of this site in the Middle Ages. Montée du Chemin Neuf i a home to Lyon’s history museum and the LYON u Pass. Q Previously connected to the cathedral, to puppet museum. Its café situated in the Bonaparte your right the church of St-Etienne houses a R. Belièvre hanging gardens on the hillside offers an n lo il Rue Lavarenne former fourth century baptistery. u amazing view over the rooftops of Old Lyon. rg ou G du e 3 té Musée de la miniature (the Museum of 9 The Tour Rose (16 Rue du Bœuf) n Mo Place Miniatures): Place de la Basoche At no.