Lyon entdecken

Lyon Cathedral, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, is the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon and stands on Place Saint-Jean in Old Lyon. Built between 1175 and 1480, it combines Romanesque and Gothic forms; inside are medieval stained-glass windows and a 14th-century astronomical clock whose automata still move several times a day.

The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière stands on Fourvière hill above Old Lyon and was built with private funds between 1872 and 1896 to designs by Pierre Bossan and Louis Sainte-Marie Perrin. It consists of two churches, one above the other; the upper church is decorated with mosaics, marble and stained glass, and the esplanade beside it overlooks the city.