Bernachon Chocolats
about 45 minA chocolate maker and pastry shop with a tea room on Cours Franklin Roosevelt, open Tuesday to Sunday.
A chocolate maker at 42 cours Franklin Roosevelt in the 6th arrondissement. The listing describes pastries, chocolates and hot cocoa. Open Tuesday to Saturday 8:30 am to 7 pm, Sunday 8:30 am to 5 pm, closed Monday. Reviews mention pastries, the tea room and cakes.
What to do there- Order the hot cocoa
- Sit down in the tea room
- Try the pastries
- Browse the chocolates
Tête d'Or and Cité Internationale42 Cr Franklin Roosevelt, 69006 LyonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Lyon Zoo
about 120 minA free zoo inside the Parc de la Tête d'Or, with an African plain, an Asian forest area and red pandas.
The zoo sits inside the Parc de la Tête d'Or and, says French Wikipedia, shows a little over 300 animals of 66 species on 9 hectares. Closed Tuesdays. From 15 October to 14 April it opens 9:30 am to 5 pm, the Asian forest area closing at 4:30 pm; from 15 April it stays open to 5:45 pm. Reviews mention giraffes, zebras, red pandas and free admission.
What to do there- See giraffes and antelopes on the African plain
- Visit the Asian forest area
- Spot the red pandas
- Look for the flamingos
Tête d'Or and Cité InternationaleParc de la Tête d'Or, All. de l'Orangerie, 69006 LyonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Tête d'Or Park
about 120 minLyon's largest urban park, free to enter, with a lake, a botanical garden, greenhouses and a rose garden.
The largest urban park in Lyon, about 117 hectares, with a botanical garden and a lake where boating takes place in summer, says English Wikipedia. It is free. Hours are 6:30 am to 8:30 pm from 15 October to 14 April and to 10:30 pm the rest of the year. Reviews mention the botanical garden, the lake, the rose garden and paddle boats.
What to do there- Walk round the 16-hectare lake
- Visit the great greenhouses
- Go boating on the lake in summer
- Walk through the rose garden
- Ride the trackless train
Tête d'Or and Cité InternationaleBoulevard des Belges, 69006 LyonBest: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hourWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Museum of Contemporary Art of Lyon
about 90 minA contemporary art museum in the Cité Internationale, facing the Parc de la Tête d'Or, in a building by Renzo Piano.
A museum of contemporary art in the 6th arrondissement, in the Cité Internationale, in front of the Parc de la Tête d'Or (English Wikipedia). The listing describes a building designed by Renzo Piano, with a cafe. Open Tuesday to Friday 11 am to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 7 pm, closed Monday. Reviews mention exhibitions, the biennale and installations.
What to do there- See the temporary exhibitions
- Walk through the installations
- Have a coffee in the museum cafe
Tête d'Or and Cité InternationaleCité Internationale, 81 Quai Charles de Gaulle, 69006 LyonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
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Pralus Cours Vitton
about 20 minThe Pralus pastry and chocolate shop on Cours Vitton, whose reviews mention the praline brioche.
Pralus is a pastry and chocolate maker headquartered in Roanne, says French Wikipedia; this is its shop at 26 cours Vitton in the 6th arrondissement. Open Monday to Saturday 9 am to 7 pm, Sunday 9 am to 1 pm. Reviews mention brioches, praline, praline brioche and pink praline.
Tête d'Or and Cité Internationale26 Cr Vitton, 69006 LyonBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.