Between history and metamorphosis, the 8th was forged around symbols: the rose, the cinema, the architecture of Tony Garnier, the theater and later the dance, while keeping its strong industrial footprint.
Created a little over 50 years ago, it continues its economic and urban development.
At Monplaisir, a visit of the Institut Lumière is essential for a discovery of the origins of cinema.
In the neighborhood of the United States, the Urban Museum Tony Garnier unveils a must-see open-air museum.
Maison de la Danse de Lyon
With its auditorium boasting a capacity of 1100 people, La Maison de la Danse de lyon has embraced dance of all forms and including all techniques, in...
Musée Lumière
On the site on which cinematography was born, the museum presents the story of the Lumière Brothers’ inventions thanks to projections and interactive...
Grande Mosquée de Lyon
The mosque was inaugurated on September 30, 1994. The architects were Daniel Ballandras and Frédéric Mirabaud. It has a capacity of 1000 people and is...
Marché biologique place Ambroise Courtois
Place Ambroise Courtois
This organic market hosts about twenty traders who exclusively offer organic products (fish, delicatessen, cheese, bread, cold cuts ...).
Musée Urbain Tony Garnier - Cité Tony Garnier
Set off to discover the 25 wall frescoes in the Habitations à Bon Marché district designed by the architect Tony Garnier and built between 1920 and...
Food and book market
Place Ambroise Courtois
Food market on Tuesday and Saturday mornings until 1:30 pm; mixed market (food + manufactured) on Thursday morning until 13:30. Old books and old...
Cinéma Institut Lumière - Le Hangar
The Museum, in the villa of Antoine Lumière presents the works of the family Lumière and the birth of the Cinematograph. You may watch special...
Odalys City Bioparc
Located in a calm residential area, within easy reach of the prestigious cultural attractions, this address combines all the services of a hotel with...
CISL Ethic Etapes
The first Lyon establishment to have been awarded the European Ecolabel hosts cultural tourist groups of children, adolescents and adults in the...
Restaurant Marguerite
Marguerite is an exceptional restaurant housed in a building with a rich history!
EuropaTrad
EuropaTrad provides professional translations into more than 50 languages for a wide range of business sectors. More than 2000 translators and...
Eglise Notre Dame de Saint Alban
The church and chapel in Notre Dame Saint Alban, a catholic parish in Lyon on the left bank of the Rhône, founded in 1924, left the memory of a...
Hôtel Le Lumière
This family hotel with its warm and welcoming rooms is situated in the heart of the Monplaisir district, the birthplace of the cinema. It’s the...
Dental Surgery Museum
This museum was created in 1979. It retraces the history of dental surgery: equipment and documents. It shows the technical development of equipment...
Fresque de Shanghai
This mural, painted by the Cité Idéale Chinoise was added in 2006 on the junction between Boulevard and Rue Villon. Shi Qiren from Shanghai was...
Lyon Rose wall painting
Painted wall telling the tale of roses in Lyon in the 19th c. when the Bachut district abounded with rose gardens. It was created thanks to the...