Things to do in Lyon

What to see

• Vieux Lyon and the traboules — The Renaissance old town, a UNESCO site, crossed by covered passages (traboules) through courtyards and buildings; the tourist office provides maps of the ones open to the public.
• Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière — The white hilltop basilica with mosaics inside and the city's best-known panorama outside; reach it by the historic funicular.
• Roman theatres and Lugdunum museum — Ancient theatre and odeon on Fourvière hill, still used for a summer festival, with the Gallo-Roman museum beside them.
• Place Bellecour and the Presqu'île — One of Europe's largest open squares, the city's meeting point, with the tourist office on it and shopping streets running north.
• Croix-Rousse — The hillside silk-workers' district, with its own atmosphere, stairways and views over the city.
• Bouchons and Les Halles — Lyon's classic small restaurants (bouchons) and the covered food market, the city's food culture in one stop.