Light Festival of Lyon
From the 5th to the 8th of December 2019 in Lyon, your nights will shine brighter than your days!
Isabelle
Isabelle, our editor born and bred in Lyon! She was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon in fact, studied in Lyon and now lives here. Territorial? Absolutely not! She loves travelling, widening her horizons, meeting new people and enjoys a change of scenery (without snow, if possible). Isabelle is curious and a people person, two attributes that often go hand in hand! Her favourite colour is green and her motto "a day without laughter is a day wasted!"
But more than anything else, Isabelle loves music and is second soprano singer in a choir (of 80 people!) When it comes to baroque music, she's our own personal Wikipedia, and capable of teaching you more over lunch than you could ever learn in several hours of music theory! So when she says that Bach is perfectly modern, you've no reason to doubt her. Change the rhythm and you have jazz. All kinds of singing and music are the two things that really make her heart soar. Have you ever been in love with a voice? Isabelle has!
Apart from that she adooores her family, her friends, her cat (a blue-eyed Sacred Cat of Burma), a sense of humour, words, the arts, and Lyon for ever and a day!
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End-of-year 2018 live entertainment
December is here and with it comes a wonderful range of live entertainment—here’s my pick! This year, the Christmas concerts take pride of place, for...
Things to do while waiting for night to fall …
It would be such a shame to just kill time, while there are so many things to see and do in Lyon! Here are some suggestions…
"Claudius – An emperor with an extraordinary fate" - Exhibition
Lyon’s Museum of Fine Arts will be looking at one of Lyon’s first famous figures: a certain Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus…
The International City of Gastronomy
The International City of Gastronomy will advocate for food as a source of both pleasure and health. It will also promote associated trades and...
Musée des Confluences
It is one of the latest great contemporary museums which alone are enough to justify a trip to Lyon. So of course, you wouldn't miss this visit for...
Practical info
In order to make the most of the Festival of Lights, plan ahead!This year, the festival opening times are as follows: from 7 to 11 pm on Thursday the...
Here are some of the routes you can choose from…
To really make the most of the Fête des Lumières, prepare your tour!
Qui Veut Pister Lyon ?
Explore, play and investigate! Discover Lyon through a police investigation with Quiveutpister's puzzle-solving games.
Giraudet Bellecour
This is an excellent restaurant right in the centre of Lyon for food lovers who like healthy and tasty cuisine.
Generation 40 - Youth during the War
The new exhibition at the CHRD (Resistance and Deportation History Centre) starts on the 15th of November 2018...
Chocolate Museum of Lyon - Sève
This museum-manufacturing site, opened in October 2017 by Master Chocolatier Richard Sève in Limonest, France, is an absolute must for all chocolate...
First time in Lyon
Only staying for one day or perhaps for a petit weekend break? (Never mind, you can always come back!) Here’s a roundup of things you shouldn’t miss!...
Old Lyon's renaissance district and "traboules" in 2h
This Renaissance district, listed by Unesco, is the largest area of this kind in France... This unique area of Gothic and Renaissance architecture...
Archipel Post Modern - dance
The Maison de la Danse is bringing us a rich and varied season, mixing together creation, urban dance, circus arts and more with works from the...
Hugo Pratt, horizon lines
From the 7th of April 2018 to the 24th of March 2019, at the Musée des Confluences
Wine Fair and independent Winemakers #28
Archives
From the 25th to the 29th of October 2018, at Halle Tony Garnier, you can meet independent wine-makers from all over France, who will be delighted to...
Halloween for adults and other mysterious places
Creepy spots, dark little corners, deserted areas, or almost… Plenty of opportunities to let your mind run wild with the most nightmarish horror...
Festival Lumière #10 - Grand Lyon Film Festival
Archives
Between the 13th and the 21st October 2018, and throughout the entire city, Lyon will be paying tribute to the 7th Art.