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Lyon Walking Tour: Discover French Culture
5.0
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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
5.0
(39 Ratings)
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Ascomt
Aug 30, 2025
Don’t miss touring Lyon with Quentin - This Small group tour was extremely entertaining and informative, full of interesting anecdotes and secret passageways. We laughed, asked questions and received extra tips for eating and shopping on our own. Quentin speaks English clearly and loudly and uses a large photo flip book to show details of the Lyon area. No long periods of standing or walking, he keeps things moving. We enjoyed his Old Lyon tour also.
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Sophia34888
Aug 26, 2025
Excellent tour - Quentin was an excellent tour guide, very accomodating, full of knowledge about Lyon and it's past and put this across in a very engaging way, would recommend to anyone. Thanks again Quentin 😊
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Freedom23900446180
Aug 24, 2025
Best Tour Ever! - I am a tough critic, and this tour blew me out of the water! I have been working as a tour guide for 5 years now, so I have quite high standards, and Quentin is one of the best in the business! Funny, informative, energetic, easy to understand, and excited to answer questions, this tour was one of the highlights of my trip to Lyon. We explored 3 distinct neighborhoods, went inside many traboules, learned about the workers history of Lyon, and more! I would gladly do his other tours and recommend Quentin to anyone visiting Lyon.
The walking is a very easy pace, and you're going downhill for the beginning, so it is super easy. You will see lots of amazing architecture, beautiful view points of the city, and super cool street art all around.
Quentin makes sure to make everyone feel comfortable, and clearly loves what he does.
Thanks for this amazing tour! À bientôt!
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Margaretkr4233ps
Aug 22, 2025
THE best way to be introduced to the spirit of Lyon! - What an exceptional experience! Quentin made Lyon and its history come alive. His energy, enthusiasm, and engagement with each member of the group made the tour seem personally crafted.
A feat way to get an introduction to the city as there is SO much to take in. And he leaves you with suggestions for more to see and where to eat (very important to do when Lyon).
Bien fait Quentin ! Et merci !
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Peutetrebien
Aug 16, 2025
I RECOMMEND CLOSED EYES - a moment out of time spent with Quentin! to be able to tour part of Lyon, discover its secrets and its history, all with a lot of humor and good humor. not to mention the generosity in the exchanges before and after the visit thanks to the various recommendations and suggestions that Quentin shares on his blog and via the tour! I was only passing through, but I am sure I will return. And when I do I will not fail to book another ride with Quentin.
Thank you Quentin for sharing your passion!
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Mechi
Aug 3, 2025
Totally recommend - We had an excellent morning with Quentin. Very friendly, engaging and super helpful with local tips and recommendations. I'm a guide myself and can recognize the effort that Quentin puts into his tours. 100% recommend.
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Ezrakilik
Aug 2, 2025
Amusing and informative tour with Quentin - Quentin is a very good local guide, you'll never regret the 2h you spent with him. Fun guaranteed, informative, and passionate! I think that's all you need as a tourist, or even as a local if you want to re-discover the city you're living in! Also the tips he shares at rhe end are very helpful to escape the tourist traps :)
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Godini102
Jul 18, 2025
Interesting and inspiring tour from beginning to end - Quentin was a great guide. Funny, interesting, knowledgeable. He invited everybody on WhatsApp and helped us get to the meeting point by sharing his location. He greeted everyone personally and watched carefully not to loose anyone during the tour. There was something for everybody in his tour: gourmands, history lovers and petit-prince readers.
When we go back to Lyon we want to take his other tour with him.
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Gabriellet144
Jul 11, 2025
Lyon with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic local - Quentin was a fabulous tour guide. He was very engaging , friendly, and had a big loud voice so everyone could hear him. He had a great sense of humour and kept the pace moving with interesting facts , bits of trivia , but above all made the tour very interesting. So much so that we booked his other tour and did that the very next day. That was equally as interesting and gave us such a good insight into the history of the silk workers in Lyon.
When in Lyon do yourself a favour and take his tours - you won’t be disappointed.
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Simona_d
Jun 30, 2025
Recommend 5* - Very good tour. It was very informative, perfect duration, we visited interesting points and heard interesting information about Lyon’s history.
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