Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Lyon, France

The Saint Irenaeus Church, Lyon, located on the heights of Lyon in the neighborhood of St. Irenaeus, is one of the oldest churches in France. It is named for Irenaeus first Bishop of Lyon and Primate of Gaul.

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The Tomb of Turpio is a Roman tomb that is part of a group of ten funerary monuments discovered on the outskirts of Lyon in 1885, during clearing work in the Saint-Just district. This ensemble is linked to the ancient necropolises of Trion.

Wikipedia: Tombeau de Turpio (FR)

The Basilica of Saint-Just also known as Saint-Just basilica or the Maccabees Basilica was one of the oldest and most powerful churches in the city of Lyon until it was destroyed during the French Wars of Religion.

Wikipedia: Basilica of Saint Justus (EN)

The church of Saint-Just or Saint-Just of the Maccabees church, is a church in Lyon, France. It is located at 41 rue des Farges, in Lyon and until 2014, the church hosted the "French-speaking Orthodox parish of the Holy Encounter", a parish of the Orthodox Byzantine rite dependent on the patriarchate of Constantinople.

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Vieux Lyon is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon. In 1964, Vieux-Lyon, the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites. Covering an area of 424 hectares between the Fourvière hill and the river Saône, it is one of Europe's most extensive Renaissance neighborhoods. There are three distinct sections: Saint Jean, Saint Paul and Saint Georges. In 1998, Vieux Lyon was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other districts in Lyon because of its historical importance and architecture.

Wikipedia: Vieux Lyon (EN), Heritage Website

France First was a French resistance movement founded in Lyon during World War II.

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The Church of Saint-François de Sales is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Francis de Sales, located at 11 rue Auguste-Comte in the Ainay district, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-François-de-Sales de Lyon (FR)

The Musée des Tissus is located in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, at 34 rue de la Charité, along with the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

Wikipedia: Musée des Tissus et des Arts décoratifs (FR), Website

The Hôtel de Sarron is a building listed as a historical monument by decree of 19 November 1991, located in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. It housed the offices of Mathieu Paquet's printing and bookshop, which became those of the Presse lyonnaise du Sud-Est, which prints the daily newspaper L'Express de Lyon.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Sarron (FR)

The Monument to Ampère is a statue erected on Place Ampère in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France. Installed in 1888, it depicts the scientist André-Marie Ampère seated. Its sculptor is Charles Textor, its architect Joseph Dubuisson and the founder is Thiébaut.

Wikipedia: Monument à Ampère (FR)

The Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay is a Romanesque church in Ainay in the Presqu'île district in the historic centre of Lyon, France. A quintessential example of Romanesque architecture, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other notable buildings in the centre of Lyon as a testimony to Lyon's long history as an important European town and unique blend of architectural styles.

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The Pont d'Ainay is a now-defunct bridge that crossed the Saône River in Lyon.

Wikipedia: Pont d'Ainay (FR)

Saint-Laurent-de-Choulans is an archaeological site located in Lyon at the foot of the entrance to the Fourvière tunnel, and dates back to the Merovingian period. This site contains the remains of a church surrounded by a fenced Christian necropolis, with an area of 0.5 to 1 ha.

Wikipedia: Basilique funéraire Saint-Laurent de Choulans (FR)

The chapel boat of Lyon or Le Lien, is a barge in which a chapel dedicated to Catholic worship is installed.

Wikipedia: Bateau-chapelle des bateliers de Lyon (FR)