Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Lyon, France to visit (Updated February, 2024)

Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Lyon

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of Lyon through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 18 places from Historical landmark category.

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Théâtre Gallo Romain de Lyon-Fourvière

Amphitheater

The substantial ruins of a pair of Roman theaters, now used for open-air concerts & festivals.

4.60 (5.7K reviews) (~1 km from centre)

Traboule et Cour des Voraces

Historical landmark

Circa-1840 urban passageway with street art & a unique 6-story staircase popular with photographers.

4.30 (1.1K reviews) (~1.59 km from centre)

Amphitheater of the Three Gauls

Historical landmark

Built in 19 AD, this Roman amphitheater was used for shows, circuses & executions of Christians.

4.10 (993 reviews) (~1.42 km from centre)

Les Subsistances

Cultural center

Arts venue hosting innovative theatre, music & dance performances, plus exhibitions & a restaurant.

4.50 (615 reviews) (~1.6 km from centre)

Le Gros Caillou

Historical landmark

👍👍 Caillou is so nice

4.20 (389 reviews) (~1.88 km from centre)

Statue of the Republic

Historical landmark

👍 Beautiful sculpture, I found interesting the concept of personifying The Republic in a statue, it is a very dashing picture the one of the monument; the park is also beautiful yet small a little; it is next to the Perrache Station so it is very well communicated to be visited.

4.20 (344 reviews) (~0.85 km from centre)

Les traboules du Vieux Lyon

Historical landmark

👍👍 A Lyon, la manière la plus rapide de passer d’une rue à l’autre est d’emprunter une traboule. Le mot vient du latin, transambulare, qui signifie traverser. Outre leur utilité, les traboules sont devenues au fil du temps une véritable attraction touristique. On compte plus de 500 traboules à Lyon,...

4.60 (246 reviews) (~0.64 km from centre)

Escalier Mermet

Historical landmark

👍 Very nice place for a good photo

4.30 (211 reviews) (~1.39 km from centre)

Passerelle des Quatre Vents

Historical landmark

👍👍 Good place, with good views

4.50 (193 reviews) (~1.15 km from centre)

Aqueduc du Gier

Historical landmark

Venerable Roman aqueduct, circa 1st century A.D., known as the area's longest & best preserved.

4.10 (178 reviews) (~1.34 km from centre)

Odeon of Lyon

Historical landmark

👍👍 The Odeon in Lyon at Fourviere rebels the importance of this city in the Roman Empire. Just one other city in the Galia had both a Theatre and a Odeon. It was built by the end of the 1st century, south, close to the theatre, it had room for about 3 thousand people. Poetry, speech, government meeti...

4.70 (146 reviews) (~0.96 km from centre)

The Place Gailleton Fountain

Historical landmark

👍👍 The Fontaine Gailleton is a very beautiful fountain in Lyon, the water flows and falls as if a song was coming out of these bowels, with the lights of the night, we have the impression that the water is multicolored, to absolutely see their de your visit to the metropolis!!

4.20 (144 reviews) (~0.52 km from centre)

Place Louis Pradel

Historical landmark

👍 Very particular and plenty of guys making skate...I was fascinated of that! I took one hour of relax watching those guys and people smoking and relaxing too!

4.30 (113 reviews) (~1.2 km from centre)

Passage Thiaffait

Historical landmark

Historic traboule, a passageway for silk merchants, now housing small shops & a cafe.

4.20 (109 reviews) (~1.37 km from centre)

Thermes Antiques de Lyon

Historical landmark

😠 Google maps will misdirect you because it is surrounded by private property and the one public lane nearby is an upward slope that gives you a very limited view. Stick to the theater and the orpheum.

4.10 (92 reviews) (~0.95 km from centre)

Bell Tower of The Charity Hospital of Lyon

Historical landmark

👍 Lovely place especially at sunset time

4.30 (89 reviews) (~0.21 km from centre)

Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV

Cultural landmark

👍 Interesting sculpture and ironic at the same time given the complexity of the history, nevertheless it is a very well crafted art piece.

4.40 (87 reviews) (~0.02 km from centre)

Tombeau de Turpio

Historical landmark

😐 Like many Lyonnais, we pass or park nearby without taking care. It's a shame. The city of Lyon and La Métropole should further highlight our monuments.

3.80 (39 reviews) (~1.28 km from centre)

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Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Lyon, France