Guided Tours

Discover the hidden treasures of Lyon and its region. From a few hours to a full day, choose from the many tours and options on offer.

Our Guided Tours

Guided tours

The Highlights

3 hours
Guided tours

The Very Best of Lyon

8 hours
Guided tours

The Silk Tour

4 hours
Guided tours

The Best of Lyon

4 hours

Would you like to visit Lyon at your own pace?

To get the most out of Lyon, put together your own programme! From a few hours to a full day, choose from the many tours and options on offer and we’ll put the modules together.

Neighbourhoods or museums

1 guide for 25 people

From 2 hours to 1 day

French, English and Italian

Qualified tour guides

Put together your own tailor-made tour

Neighbourhood visits

The Lyon peninsula

In the heart of the modern city

Old Lyon

The medieval heart of Lyon

La Croix Rousse

A must-see tour of Lyon

Fourvière Hill

A visit off the beaten track

The Parc de la Tête d'Or

Discover one of France's largest parks

La Confluence

Visit the modern Confluence district

Themes: In the footsteps ....

... Italian merchants

Immerse yourself in the excitement of Renaissance fairs

... Cité Création and its painted walls

Outstanding artists, real players in the urban landscape

... famous people from Lyon

From Emperor Claude to Paul Bocuse, let's follow the men and women who have made Lyon what it is today!

... of the canuts

The epic story of the weavers of the finest fabrics

... of the Romans

Spend a day in Lugdunum, the capital of Gaul!

... visionary architects

Lyon, a modern city since the 19th century

The museums

The Fine Arts Museum

A complete collection, from antiquity to modern painters

The Lugdunum museum and site

Lyon, capital of Gaul

The Musée des Confluences

Museum of the History of Man and Society

Soieries Brochier Museum

130 years of history of a great Lyon silk family

The Lumière Museum

At the heart of the family home of the inventors of cinema

The Tony Garnier urban museum

An open-air museum at the heart of a realised utopia.

Additional options

Cruise to discover the Confluence or the Val de Saône

Bike or segway rides

An unusual tour of the roofs of the Fourvière basilica

Visit a weaving or silk painting workshop

Reserving a restaurant

Cookery lessons

Vaporetto or public transport tickets

Transport from Beaujolais Vert

Classic or unusual guided tours to (re)discover Lyon and the surrounding area

If you want to explore the city, make sure you don’t miss any of the must-sees, but above all get off the beaten track, follow our guides! On foot or by public transport, we’ve got a whole host of routes to take you to the very heart of the capital of the Gauls. Stroll up the Fourvière hill, explore Old Lyon, climb the Croix Rousse hill, stroll around the Presqu’île or dare to be modern in the Confluence district…

 

Just a stone’s throw from Lyon, our guides can also take you on a discovery tour of the region: medieval villages, vineyards, landscapes…. Let yourself be surprised by this little-known region.

 

Are you in a group? Our guides can also guide you on board your coach.