The magnificent old theatre, its façade adorned with arches and sculptures of 8 muses, was restored by Jean Nouvel in 1993 and enhanced with a semi-cylindrical glass and metal roof designed in the tradition of the Grand Palais.
Read moreThe Place des Terreaux offers a set of styles that complement the city’s history from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
Read moreHoused in a former Benedictine abbey, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, fondly known as the ‘little Louvre’, boasts collections ranging from artifacts of Pharaonic Egypt to 20th century art, and is divided into five departments: paintings, sculptures, antiquity, works of art, and coins and medals.
Read moreStanding atop its landmark hill, the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, built after the war of 1870, is a mixture of Byzantine and medieval elements and has an interior entirely decorated with mosaics.
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