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Lyon Walking Tour: Discover French Culture
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Lyon
Uncover Lyon’s hidden stories and iconic views with local guide Quentin. Explore murals, markets, and secret pathways in this vibrant city tour.
Uncover Lyon’s hidden stories and iconic views with local guide Quentin. Explore murals, markets, and secret pathways in this vibrant city tour.
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Traboule et Cour des Voraces - This is one of Lyon’s most remarkable Traboules, historically used by silk workers to transport fabric to the city center.
- Place Chardonnet - Experience the descent of Croix-Rousse.
- Amphitheater of the Three Gauls - Explore one of Lyon’s two amphitheaters and learn about the history of Lugdunum!
- **Montee…
- Traboule et Cour des Voraces - This is one of Lyon’s most remarkable Traboules, historically used by silk workers to transport fabric to the city center.
- Place Chardonnet - Experience the descent of Croix-Rousse.
- Amphitheater of the Three Gauls - Explore one of Lyon’s two amphitheaters and learn about the history of Lugdunum!
- Montee De La Grande Cote - The quickest path from Croix-Rousse to the city center, featuring delightful cafés and vintage shops.
- La Fontaine Bartholdi - Did you know the Bartholdi Fountain was originally intended to face the city hall? And it’s not even the one in Lyon…
- Place des Terreaux - Visit the Fine Arts Museum and City Hall at Terreaux Square, one of Lyon’s two main squares.
- Hotel de Ville de Lyon - The stunning City Hall of Lyon
- Fresque des Lyonnais - A mural showcasing all the famous figures from Lyon
- Hôtel Bullioud - A beautiful traboule with fascinating architecture
- Place du Change - A historic site for exchanges in this iconic area of Lyon
- Place du Gouvernement - Located in the heart of the old town, this beautiful traboule leads to the river…
What's Included
- A list of recommendations in Lyon
- Umbrellas
- A few jokes
- New friends from all over the world
- A list of recommendations in Lyon
- Umbrellas
- A few jokes
- New friends from all over the world
Additional Information
Hello, I’m Quentin!
As a local guide, I’m enthusiastic about sharing the rich culture and history of France. This tour was designed to explore every corner of Lyon.
✅ Join this walking tour of Lyon!
- Delight in breathtaking views as the journey takes you from the hilltop to the heart of the city.
- The most enjoyable way to explore Lyon — suitable for…
Hello, I’m Quentin!
As a local guide, I’m enthusiastic about sharing the rich culture and history of France. This tour was designed to explore every corner of Lyon.
✅ Join this walking tour of Lyon!
- Delight in breathtaking views as the journey takes you from the hilltop to the heart of the city.
- The most enjoyable way to explore Lyon — suitable for all ages!
- Experience the city like a local, with exclusive insights.
- Connect with new friends from across the globe.
✅ Arrive as a tourist, depart as a local!
- Stroll through hidden passageways,
- Uncover the secrets of France’s culinary capital,
- Relive compelling World War II stories,
- Discover Lyon’s silk legacy,
- Learn about dramatic workers’ uprisings… and more!
✅ Join us and you’ll be able to tell your friends you truly experienced Lyon!
- Croix-Rousse is a hill, hopefully we only go down, making it super easy but we still have to walk a few stairs down. Text me if you’re concerned!
Location
9 Mnt de la Grande-Côte
Montée de la Grande-Côte
9 montee de la grande cote, 69001 Lyon
Right in front of a beautiful view on the city!
How to Get There:
Take the C Line of the subway from the city center (Hotel de Ville) in the direction of Cuire and get off at Croix-Rousse metro station (2 stops). Then you can walk 2 minutes down the street!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Pabate_18
Nov 13, 2025
The Best Way to Start Your Visit! - A fantastic introduction to Lyon! Quentin is a great guide. He is knowledgeable, friendly, and as promised, a local. He shares all the hidden treasures along with the must-see known places. Better still, he has hand-outs at the end so that you have the take-aways without having to test your memory or take notes. Highly recommend taking the tour.
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Jlb02
Nov 6, 2025
A perfect way to get to know Lyon! - Truly excellent walking tour with Quentin! The pace was perfect, and he's a great story teller of Lyon's history and charm. It was a perfect way to get more acquainted with the city, and we made friends along the way with the group as Quentin created the best vibe and energy for everyone. I very much recommend booking a tour with Quentin.
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F6130lskeithb
Nov 3, 2025
Take two hours for this fabulous tour with a great guide - Highly recommend this great tour with a guide who is passionate about his home city Lyon, speaks good English and is a joy to listen to. Best tour I’ve ever done - bravo Quentin
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Alejandrogutierrez
Oct 31, 2025
Awesome Lyons walking tour. - A MUST do! Very knowledgeable tour guide. Super helpful and friendly. We’re able to reach out if we need any recommendations “at any time”.
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Toddy_c
Oct 20, 2025
Silk workers and resistance history - Super informative. We learned so much about the history of Lyon - the silk workers through WWII. Quintin did an exceptional job of sharing information in a fun and informative way.
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Khalild2013
Oct 14, 2025
Discover Lyon with a friendly native. - First of all, Quentin is an exceptional human being, very dynamic, he likes his city, you can see it in his way of explaining things. It shows a lot of pedagogy, it allowed us to get acquainted with the mythical characters and places of the city. So instructive!
I would like to thank him for accepting my participation, even though I missed the meeting for a week!
I recommend it 200%.
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Jo_mags
Oct 12, 2025
Book it already! - All the reviews here are accurate. Quentin is a magnificent tour guide. Highly suggest booking it at the beginning of your trip so you can go in-depth with all the stuff you saw and learned from him but also ok if not. If I had time I would have done both his tours.
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Rossella080566
Oct 12, 2025
Engaging and enthusiastic tour - Quentin is super engaging, knowleadgable, enthusiast about Lyon and its history and super capable of sharing it all with his Group
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707ladam
Oct 7, 2025
Amazing tour with a brilliant guide - This is a must-do tour of Lyon to learn about the history of the city, its architecture, and important people of Lyon whilst going through secret passages and beautiful streets. Quentin was a very charismatic and captivating guide, weaving some great jokes amongst the facts and giving just enough information - not too much but not too little so that you really feel you know the city by the end of the two hours. He also shared some great recommendations for restaurants and other things to do in the city at the end. I couldn’t recommend this tour enough!
Thank you to Quentin!!
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Annemarie_b
Oct 4, 2025
Very interesting... - Very interesting insights, finally got to walk the hidden pathways and stairs of Lyon! Quentin is witty and knows a lot!
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