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In January, Feluka's planner fills 3 full days in Lyon, fitting each place around its listed opening hours and visit length. Here is that plan, day by day, in the order the planner visits them.
The opening hours behind this plan come from each place’s listing and are unverified; they may have changed, so check before you go.
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Full days the planner fills in each month.
Day 1: Fourvière, Vieux Lyon Roman Theatres of Fourvière about 45 min The Roman great theatre and odeon on the Fourvière hillside, the oldest theatre in Roman Gaul by the Lugdunum site.
What to do there Climb the tiers of the great theatre Catch a Nuits de Fourvière show in the festival season Take in the view of the city Fourvière 17 Rue Cleberg, 69005 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour On the map › Something wrong?
Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière about 90 min The museum of Roman Lyon on the Fourvière hillside, with mosaics, inscriptions and the Claudian Table.
What to do there See the Claudian Table, with the emperor's speech cast in bronze Decode the Gaulish calendar Read the Roman inscriptions and epitaphs Look for the mosaics Fourvière 17 Rue Cleberg, 69005 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Daniel & Denise Saint-Jean about 90 min A bouchon at 36 rue Tramassac in Old Lyon, open Tuesday evening and Wednesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner.
What to do there Try the pâté en croûte Order the quenelle Finish with the rum baba Vieux Lyon 36 Rue Tramassac, 69005 Lyon Best: lunch, dinner On the map › Something wrong?
Lyon Cathedral about 40 min The medieval cathedral of Old Lyon, with an astronomical clock, stained glass and a treasury museum.
What to do there See the 14th-century astronomical clock Look at the stained-glass windows Visit the treasury museum Vieux Lyon Pl. Saint-Jean, 69005 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon On the map › Something wrong?
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière about 60 min The hilltop basilica above Old Lyon: free to enter, with mosaics, a crypt and an esplanade looking over the city.
What to do there See the mosaics and stained glass Go down to the crypt below the basilica Look over Lyon from the esplanade Join a rooftop tour (paid) Fourvière 8 Pl. de Fourvière, 69005 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Les Lyonnais about 90 min A bouchon on Rue de la Bombarde in Old Lyon, open every day, serving traditional bouchon cooking.
What to do there Eat a traditional bouchon meal Order the quenelle Try the saucisson brioché Finish with the praline tart Vieux Lyon 19 Rue de la Bombarde, 69005 Lyon Best: lunch, dinner Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Day 2: Croix-Rousse, Presqu'île north, Vieux Lyon Croix-Rousse Market about 60 min The food market along the Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, with a kilometre of stalls at weekends and on Tuesdays.
What to do there Browse the kilometre of stalls at weekends and on Tuesdays Buy a roast chicken or charcuterie Buy cheese from local producers Croix-Rousse Bd de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon Best: early morning, morning, late morning On the map › Something wrong?
Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls about 30 min The ruins of a Roman amphitheatre of 19 AD in the Jardin des Plantes, listed open 24 hours.
What to do there See the ruins of the Roman amphitheatre Find the post that marks the martyrs' arena Croix-Rousse Jardin des Plantes, 69001 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour On the map › Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Le Casse Museau about 90 min A bouchon at 2 rue Chavanne, open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, whose reviews mention dauphinoise and praline tart.
What to do there Try the gratin dauphinois Finish with the praline tart Order the quenelle Start with oeufs en meurette Presqu'île north 2 Rue Chavanne, 69001 Lyon Best: lunch, dinner Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon about 120 min A big art museum in a former abbey on Place des Terreaux, with antiquities, sculpture and a cloister garden.
What to do there Trace 5,000 years of art, from antiquity on Walk the cloister garden See the Egyptian collection Look at the sculptures Presqu'île north 20 Pl. des Terreaux, 69001 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Fresco of the Lyonnais about 15 min A trompe-l'oeil mural of 800 square metres on a building wall, showing well-known Lyonnais; the listing gives it as open 24 hours.
What to do there Spot Paul Bocuse, Bertrand Tavernier and other Lyonnais Look for Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Presqu'île north 2 Rue de la Martinière, 69001 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hour On the map › Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Les Fines Gueules about 90 min A bouchon on Rue Lainerie in Old Lyon with quenelles, andouillette and cervelle des canuts on the menu.
What to do there Order the quenelles Try the veal andouillette Taste the cervelle des canuts Finish with the praline tart Vieux Lyon 16 Rue Lainerie, 69005 Lyon Best: lunch, dinner Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Day 3: Vieux Lyon, Presqu'île north, Presqu'île south Gadagne Museums about 90 min A Renaissance building in Old Lyon holding two museums: the history of Lyon and the art of puppetry.
What to do there Explore the history of Lyon Visit the puppet museum Watch a marionette show Try the interactive exhibits Vieux Lyon 1 Pl. du Petit Collège, 69005 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon Website › On the map › Something wrong?
Saint-Antoine Célestins Market about 45 min The food market on the Saône quay facing Old Lyon, called the largest in the city by the tourist office.
What to do there Stroll the Saône quay stalls facing Old Lyon Buy cheese from local producers Presqu'île north 32 Quai Saint-Antoine, 69002 Lyon Best: early morning, morning, late morning On the map › Something wrong?
Bouchon Léa about 90 min A bouchon on Place Antonin Gourju, open Tuesday to Saturday, whose reviews mention quenelle and oeufs en meurette.
What to do there Start with oeufs en meurette Order the quenelle Try the tablier de sapeur Presqu'île south 11 Pl. Antonin Gourju, 69002 Lyon Best: lunch, dinner On the map › Something wrong?
Cinema and Miniature Museum about 75 min A private museum of hyper-realistic miniature scenes, film props and special effects, on Rue Saint-Jean in Old Lyon.
What to do there See hyper-realistic miniature scenes of everyday life See movie props and special-effects exhibits Look at the film costumes Vieux Lyon 60 Rue Saint-Jean, 69005 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon On the map › Something wrong?
Saint-Nizier Church about 30 min A flamboyant Gothic church in the heart of the Presqu'île, between Place des Terreaux and Place des Jacobins.
What to do there See the flamboyant Gothic architecture Look at the stained-glass windows Presqu'île north Pl. Saint-Nizier, 69002 Lyon Best: morning, late morning, afternoon On the map › Something wrong?
Café du Jura about 90 min A bouchon and bistro on Rue Tupin in a 19th-century interior, open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner.
What to do there Try the pâté en croûte Order the quenelle Taste the andouillette Finish with the praline tart Presqu'île north 25 Rue Tupin, 69002 Lyon Best: lunch, dinner Website › On the map › Something wrong?
In short 3 full days, 18 places, planned for January. The app adjusts the plan to the day you go.
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