La Tour Rose, Lyon

Advantages: It's beauty
Disadvantages: The pollution

...for the pleasure of the Roman crouds (esp. Christians). On the eastern side of the Rhône you will find the more recent neighborhoods of Lyon and also the great Parc de la Tête d'Or with it's zoo and rose garden. The Part-Dieu neighborhood houses one of Europe's largest shopping malls. There are many museums: the fine arts museum, the contemporary arts museum, the Résistance and Deportation museum (WW2) to name a few. Food Lyon is a great place for eating. There are many specialties such as the Andouillette (porc intestins, it's better than it sounds), the quenelles, cochonailles (porc), cervelle de Canuts (sour cheese cream), bugnes (pastry) etc. etc. etc. The city is still perpetuating the tradition of the cullinary arts. You can't miss the bouchons lyonnais: the traditional restaurants. Studies There are four universities that welcome many... Read review

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Advantages: A LOT OF CURIOSITIES TO DISCOVER
Disadvantages: TRAFFIC JAM IN SUMMER

...” (hold-up) is also used in the city for at least twenty typical coteries, where you can taste all kind of specialities made with pork’s, cream, butter, poultry and served with “BEAUJOLAIS” a famous wine which it’s called the third river with SAÖNE and RHÖNE. LYON offers all kind of visits: Archaeological, our history going back over twenty centuries. A splendid antic theatre is used every years for various spectacle, close to it a museum gallo-roman showing the excavations of the city. A large botanical garden greenhouse with exotic plants and millions of roses (the best season in spring). The centre of Interpol is situated beside. Children can also ride on pony, bus or mini steam train. A free zoo that includes most of the animals species of the worlds. A velodrom in the same place has been repaired for international races. In the old... Read review

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Advantages: getting aroung the city
Disadvantages: too much to see in a weekend

.... There are many narrow streets to meander through with traditional restaurants and cafés and bars too. The transport system is fast and efficient; from Lyon Perrache you can take the train (obviously), the bus station (national and international), the tram, the local buses and the underground system. For 4.20 euros a day you can use the tram, underground and local buses without limit. You can also take the funiculars up the steep cliffs to visit the roman amphitheatre and the Basilique Notre-Dame. At the top of the city (north of Perrache) is the Parc tete d'or. This is a massive park with formal gardens, rose gardens, a massive animal park where you can see elephants, panthers and giraffes etc., and plenty for the children to see and do. I can't praise this city enough. Old and new mix with ease and this gives a cosmopolitan feel to the city.... Read review

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