Secret Lyon Guide

Secret Lyon: An Unusual Guide takes you beyond Vieux Lyon and the Fourviere Basilica to discover over 100 hidden places, secret spots and unusual landmarks most visitors never find. This captivating, alternative guidebook uncovers the city's most intriguing corners - eccentric architecture, contradictory history, hidden relics and curious local customs, revealing a side of Lyon that even many locals have yet to discover. Discover an 18th-century boat displayed in a shop window inside an underground parking lot, and uncover Merovingian ruins hidden beneath a highway off-ramp - two of the many unexpected finds that reveal Lyon's layered, often contradictory past. Whether you love hidden history, quirky landmarks or extraordinary stories, you'll find something unforgettable: Find the plaque commemorating the first stage of the first Tour de France - a small marker of a major sporting milestone Seek out the moving lions - an unexpected and curious piece of the city's public art Visit the spectacular reservoir that can be toured by reservation - a hidden feat of engineering beneath the city Navigate the disorienting roundabouts of Villeurbanne - one of the city's more curious quirks of urban design Uncover the emblem of the "Sovereign State of Ile-Barbe" - a strange relic of local history hidden in plain sight Ready to see Lyon differently? Step this way and unlock the city's most curious secrets with Secret Lyon: An Unusual Guide.