Self-guided tour

I invite you to go to the Place de l'Hôpital. As you approach the entrance door to the cloister of the Hôtel-Dieu, take a moment to contemplate the remarkable details that decorate it.

The Hôtel de l'Europe, originally known as the Hôtel de Senozan or Hôtel de Montribloud, was built in 1653 by Girard Desargues for Pierre Perrachon de Saint-Maurice.

Magnificent building constructed in 1893 by the architect Joseph-Etienne Malaval, to whom we owe the 2nd arrondissement Town Hall.

It all began in 1658, when Louis XIV decided to rename Place Bellecour to Place Royale to honor his person. The city of Lyon, to mark this event, considered installing an equestrian statue of the king and renamed the square "Louis-le-Grand"

At the heart of this emblematic square stands a monumental work entitled “Stone Watcher”, created by the sculptor Georges Salendre and inaugurated in 1948.

Lyon, France's second largest city, is full of hidden treasures and cultural gems. Among them, a one-of-a-kind work of art paying tribute to one of Lyon's favorite sons, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a renowned writer and aviator.

The Bellecour Theater, a former Lyon theater located at 85 rue de la République, was designed by Émile Guimet and the architect Jules Chatron,

Louise Labé, nicknamed "La Belle Cordière", was a French poet of the Renaissance, born in Lyon in 1524 and died in 1566.

Notice at the very top of the building the presence of a rooster which is the emblem of the Pathé cinema…

The only vestige of the old Charité hospital.