Musée Gallo-Romain de Fourvière, Lyon

Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière

The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière atop Fourvière Hill is votively dedicated to Virgin Mary, patron saint of Lyon, for saving the city from several adversities – scurvy in 1638, the Black Death of bubonic plague that spread through Europe in 1643, cholera epidemic in 1832, and Prussian invasion in 1870

Parc des Hauteurs

The Parc des Hauteurs is located along the hillside between the metallic tower of Fourvière and the Loyasse cemetery, and offers great views towards the Monts d'Or and Beaujolais

Jardin des Curiosités

The Garden of Curiosities is a small garden hidden in the bottom of Place de l'Abbé Larue behind a metallic door

Montée du Gourguillon

This picturesque montée (sloping street on hillside) starts behind Vieux Lyon metro station and ends quite close to the Roman theatres of Fourvière

Metallic Tower of Fourviere

The 86 m tall Metallic Tower of Fourviere stands as a replica of the Eiffel Tower, completed in 1894

Lyon Cathedral

The Lyon Cathedral, officially named the St Jean Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint John the Baptist

St Georges

St Georges is the south part of Vieux Lyon, the Renaissance Quarter

Traboules

The traboules are a unique architectural feature of Lyon's historical buildings, largely influenced by Italy and especially Florence

Renaissance Courtyards

Lyon is known for its buildings with traboules, though some have very beautiful courtyards but no real traboules (crossing from one street to another)

St Jean Archaeological Garden

Adjacent to the St Jean Cathedral (on the northern side), the archaeological garden exhibits the remnants of the religious buildings which occupied the site before the cathedral was erected

Musée Gallo-Romain de Fourvière, Lyon