Lyon Cultural Tour: Explore Hidden Passageways

Embark on a guided walking tour of Lyon’s historic neighborhoods, Croix-Rousse and Vieux Lyon. Discover the city’s rich culture and history, from silk workers to impressive landmarks. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Place des Terreaux - We visit the main town square of Lyon
  • Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon - If open, we will have a look at the courtyard of the museum
  • Croix-Rousse - We will visit the historic neighborhood of Croix-Rousse.
  • Traboules du Vieux Lyon - We visit a few of the hidden passageway, the traboules, in Vieux Lyon
  • **Passage…
What's Included
  • All applicable fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

10:00 AM | English
Start your morning with an enchanting exploration of Lyon’s rich cultural heritage. The tour begins at Place des Terreaux, where you will witness the grand Hôtel de Ville, the intriguing Museum, and the stunning Bartholdi Fountain.
Next, we head to the bohemian allure of Croix-Rousse. Enter the world where silk workers once brought the…

Location
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Place des Terreaux
This tour starts at 10:00 am on Place des Terreaux. I will be standing next to the entrance to the Fine Arts Museum with a sign in my hands.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Peter
Jun 9, 2025
Excellent Tour - This was our second tour with Paul as we also did the Vieux Lyon tour the day before. Between the two, they cover much of the area of Old Lyon and meant we got our bearings for the rest of the trip. Paul is excellent, well informed, obviously likes the city and extremely knowledgeable and the tours are fun
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Constancek549
Jun 8, 2025
Excellent guide - Paul was an excellent guide- knowledgeable and yet still humorous. Covered all the basics plus interesting details. If he spoke just a little slower we would get all his personal asides. Definitely take the tours and give him a generous tip
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Margaret_m
Jun 8, 2025
A super experience - Paul was fantastic, a really interesting walk. We learned a lot about Lyon and visited places we would otherwise have not known existed.
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Z504fialiciac
Jun 7, 2025
Great walking tour of Lyon - This tour was awesome! We learned so much about the history of Lyon. Paul was extremely knowledgeable and made the tour very fun
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Cabreeling
Jun 5, 2025
Lyon on foot - Paul was very knowledgeable and had lots of facts that were interesting and informative. Would do another of his tours again. Cool unknown passages
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812jayz
Jun 4, 2025
Great Tour - Great tour. Paul did an amazing job. He is very knowledgeable and makes the tour an extremely interesting event. Use Paul.
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179meaghand
Jun 4, 2025
10/10 tour! - Had a blast! The guide was very informative and interesting and had heaps of stories about the area, culture and history of Lyon. Was a great way to see the city!
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Csu8002cx
Jun 3, 2025
Super way to spend two hours in Lyon - One of the best free walking tours I have been on. Great guide with the perfect amount of knowledge and humor. Would have never been able to experience the many secrets and tips that Paul gave us without hours of research.
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Gordon
Jun 2, 2025
Brilliant. Highly recommended for all age groups. 2 well spent hours in Paul’s enjoyable company. - Paul was excellent with a great amount of information on the history of the silk trade, French Revolution, food, wine, local culture and street art. He was also able to give us an onsite into social housing and restorations. With many recommendations on possible eating places and extra activities that we could do.
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Sherpa41738700756
Jun 1, 2025
Special and fun tour, different than usual - Paul is a very nice host who can tell very enthusiastically. He doesn’t show the big highlights (the ‘usual suspects’), but rather things you wouldn’t find so quickly yourself. At the end you decide what you thought the tour was worth. Some (newspapers) gave 5,-, but a few even 50,-. We gave 2x 20.-.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).