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Night Attractions
Popular Night Attractions in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes [2025]
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Lyon Old Town
4.8
/5
235 reviews
6.2
5th arr.Vieux Lyon | 49.2 km from downtown
Phone +33608769434
Address: 69005 Lyon, France
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
No.1 of Best Things to Do in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
38% positive reviews
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Old Lyon is a place with rich history and culture in Lyon, France. With over a thousand years of history, this area is an excellent place to explore the history of France's third largest city. Old Lyon is particularly famous for its Renaissance architecture, and the architectural imprint of this period is particularly noticeable throughout the area.
Old Lyon, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, not only showcases the style of the Renaissance but also bears witness to the economic prosperity of the period. This historic district is divided into three distinct areas: Saint-Jean, Saint-Georges, and Saint-Paul. Each neighborhood has its own unique character and history.
The Saint-Jean neighborhood is the center of the old town, famous for its Gothic-style Saint-Jean Cathedral, as well as its many stone-paved alleys and Tuscan-style courtyards.
The Saint-Georges neighborhood is the birthplace of the silk industry and has many famous alleys and hidden passages that were once widely used by merchants.
[Fun] We are only here for a short time, so we should focus on happiness in everything.
—— Yi Shu.
If you don’t have expectations for life, life will have no way to stop you.
[Value for money] The consumption is quite reasonable.
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Fourvière
4.5
/5
147 reviews
5.5
Based on 2,721 reviews
5th arr.Vieux Lyon | 48.6 km from downtown
Phone +33472571540
Address: 69005 Lyon, France
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
No.4 of Best Things to Do in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Highlights:
Golden Madonna Festival lights city
View Lyon's rooftops & Pencil Tower
30% positive reviews
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We took the cable car up the mountain, and when we got off the cable car, we found ourselves standing in front of the church. After visiting the church, we found a place similar to a small garden, where we could have a cup of coffee while overlooking the city below the mountain.
Fourvière Hill is located on the outskirts of Lyon. It is very convenient to go there because it is a good place to overlook the old city, but it is a bit blocked by trees. There is a cable car to the mountain, and the view is really open.
Vieille Ville
4.5
/5
67 reviews
4.9
Based on 4,773 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone +33450450033
Address: 74000 Annecy, France
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5 day
No.7 of Best Things to Do in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
42% positive reviews
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To get to Annecy, you must first go to the old town. The Hugh River, which comes from the western mountains, flows through the entire old town and flows into Lake Annecy in front of the town hall. The main streets of the old town are on both sides of the Hugh River. Many buildings were built from the 12th to the 17th century and are well preserved. The ancient cobblestone roads still look like they did in the Middle Ages, and most of them have been opened up as pedestrian streets.
The small streets along the river are full of open-air cafes, souvenir shops, hotels and restaurants, and the arcades of the buildings and the bridges across the river are full of flowers. The conical palace "Isle Palace" on the central island of the Hugh River and the Annecy Castle on the high slope at the end of the main street of the old town, Saint Clair Street, are both iconic ancient buildings in Annecy. They, together with the small streets, flowing water, flowers and tourists in the city, constitute a strong tourist landscape of the old town of Annecy.
Annecy is a very famous old town. The city is divided into the new town and the old town, both of which are worth visiting and playing. There are mostly ancient buildings in the old town. The roads in the city are not very wide. The best way is to walk or ride a bicycle. There are mostly stone buildings.
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Place Bellecour
4.2
/5
132 reviews
4.3
Based on 2,375 reviews
La Presqu’Ile | 49 km from downtown
Phone +33472776969
Address: Pl. Bellecour, 69002 Lyon, France
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
No.15 of Best Things to Do in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
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The main part of Place Bellecour is a large piece of red land. As the largest square in Europe, it looks a bit empty at first glance. There is no lawn or green tree. Only a statue of Louis XIV stands in a corner of the square.
I still recommend everyone to go, after all, it is one of the few large squares in Lyon. It is very spacious, and there are many restaurants around. Many citizens come back to the square to walk at night. The Ferris wheel on the main square is amazing! My boyfriend and I came at night and rode the Ferris wheel together. The student ticket is 9 euros per person. You can overlook the night view of Lyon. It will rotate about 5 times, and it will stay at the highest point for a short time for people to take pictures on the last circle. It is really beautiful and romantic to see the night view from the Ferris wheel.
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