Lyon Historical Tour: From Fourviere to Old Town

Explore Lyon’s Fourviere Hill and Old Town. Discover Notre Dame de Fourviere, Roman monuments, and secret traboules with a guide. Uncover Lyon’s rich history.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere - Notre Dame de Fourviere basilica and its magnificent mosaics
  • Esplanade de la Basilique - Amazing look out over Lyon. Views of Lyon and the Alps on a clear day
  • Lugdunum - Roman museum and theatre - Archeological park of Lugdunum and the oldest roman theater of France from 15BC
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What's Included
  • Explore the famous traboules, the secret passageways of the old town
  • Learn about the local life now and then
Additional Information

Explore the ancient Capital of Gaul, from the Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière to the Roman monuments. Join a private guide from Lyon Private Tours to stroll down the hill and uncover the old town, a Renaissance district where the city’s secret passageways, known as traboules, are revealed.
Fourvière is Lyon’s historic hill, the birthplace of the…

Location
Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière
Place de Fourvière
Meeting point in front of the church Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Monica_m
Nov 27, 2025
Guide was very friendly... - Guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. We learned a lot about Lyon, its history, its beauty and its industry.
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Drrick57
Oct 9, 2025
Best Lyon Tour Guide - This was a wonderful walking tour with Magdalena, an amazing guide, story-teller, local resident /historian, and wealth of information you just can't get from a travel book or the internet. Covered all the highlights, hidden passages, and off the beaten path city views. Magdalena was so wonderful, we booked her the following day for a private tour of Les Halles!
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Barry
Aug 10, 2025
Great Insight to Lyon by Jeremy - We were traveling on an Avalon River cruise and decided to take a private city tour which included transportation rather than the included identical city tour with Avalon. We were greeted, shuttled around and received an informative tour with Jeremy. We enjoyed the customization of our tour and we saw things not offered by the ships tour. Jeremy packed in a lot of information & stops during our 3 hour tour. I highly recommend Jeremy!
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Francesca_p
Jul 10, 2025
An Incredible Deep Dive - What an absolutely amazing and fascinating tour. There were no other bookings, so my husband and I enjoyed a "private tour" of the most interesting places in Lyon. If you are a history buff...and don't mind a long day/long walk- then this is definitely for you. There were also a few surprises on this tour that delighted us.
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Sarah_t
Jun 25, 2025
Wonderful, even with kids! - Wonderful experience with Magdolin. She was very patient with our children (10 & 8) and shared the beauty of Lyon with us. Thank you!
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Alexgca
Apr 29, 2025
Exceptional Lyon Walking Tour - Jeremie provided the best possible walking tour. He was exceptionally knowledgeable, friendly, and spoke perfect English. His lively conversation and personal touches to our very small group tour made it very unique and special. Quite likely the best tour guide I have ever experienced!
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Sharon_o
Apr 17, 2025
Kelsy is the best - We had a fantastic day! Kelsy was the best tour guide! The tour is quick and is meant for an overview of the area. I’m so glad we did it because I saw things I wouldn’t have known to go to. Kelsy was wonderful with our kids and even found a strawberry stand on the way back for our 7 year old. She gave us wonderful insights about the area and now we have ideas for other areas we would like to visit.
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Jfori
Mar 8, 2025
Very nice experience - Superb family time thanks to our guide Vincent who made our visit as informative as it is friendly. Between anecdotes and gastronomic tips, he gave us a wealth of information on the history of Lyon, from the Gauls to Klaus Barbie. If the amount remains substantial, we will not hesitate to call on him again. Yes, I do. Johan
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Jjb300
Jan 6, 2025
Great walking tour through Roman ruins, Vieux lyons, the Traboules--Love Lyon - We did 3 tours with Jeremie in Lyon with my family of 5 including the Walking tour of Lyon with Fourviere Hill and Old town, the Les Halles Paul Bocuse and the Beaujoulais wine tour. Our group was 2 parents and 3 adult children--26, 24, 20. The Lyons private tour of Vieux Lyons was so fun--learning the history of Vieux Lyons, exploring the traboules, the Roman theater and then silk shopping--there was something for everyone on this tour. Highly recommend.
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Grigorym2025
Jan 1, 2025
Amazing - Amazing tour with knowledgeable guide, who did everything to make the tour great! We have learnt a lot about Lyon, and will be looking forward to coming back again.
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From $427 (Per Group)
up to 15 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).