Top rated Tourist attractions in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
Experience the best that Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city.
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Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière
Basilica
19th-century basilica with 4 octagonal towers, a religious art museum & regular Catholic services.
Association Soierie Vivante
Museum
This cultural center dedicated to silk production offers guided tours & weaving demonstrations.
Site Notre-Dame de Fourvière- Fondation Fourvière
Tourist attraction
This hilltop square outside the landmark Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière has funicular access.
Musée Cinéma et Miniature
Museum
Museum of hyper-realistic, miniature everyday scenes, plus movie props & special effects exhibits.
Théâtre Gallo Romain
Amphitheater
The substantial ruins of a pair of Roman theaters, now used for open-air concerts & festivals.
Mur des Canuts
Tourist attraction
Huge fresco of a neighborhood of silk workers who rebelled against working conditions in the 1800s.
Lyon Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
This botanical garden dating from 1857 features greenhouses filled with 15,000 species of plants.
Roseraie Internationale
Botanical garden
Scenic rose garden in a large park featuring thousands of blooms & hundreds of varieties.
Institut Lumière
Movie theater
In addition to screening iconic films, this museum also features antique movie-making equipment.
Silk Saint Georges
Fashion accessories store
19th-c. silk-weaving workshop, with a boutique featuring handwoven articles & accessories.
Historic monument in a former military prison that became famous for its use by Nazis during WWII.
Parc de la Tête d'Or
Park
Vast, 19th-century park with statues, fountains & tall trees, plus a lake & botanic & rose gardens.
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Catholic cathedral
Grand medieval cathedral with an astronomical clock & stained-glass windows, plus a treasury museum.
Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière
Archaeological museum
Modern hillside museum on Roman archeological site with a large collection of art, pottery & coins.
Fresque des Lyonnais
Tourist attraction
This huge, trompe-l'oeil painting on the side of a building depicts 30 well-known people from Lyon.
Bartholdi Fountain
Fountain
Dramatic fountain by the famous French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, unveiled in 1892.
Lacroix-Laval domain
City park
Expansive, partially wooded park with a 16th-c. château, plus playgrounds, ponds & walking trails.
Musée Lumière
Museum
Film museum, documentation center & library at the site of the Lumière factory, family villa & park.
Église Saint-Nizier
Catholic church
Historic, Gothic Catholic church with stained-glass windows, rebuilt on a storied religious site.
Parc des Hauteurs
City park
Hillside park below the basilica of Fourvière featuring a rose garden & sweeping city views.
Fire Brigade Museum
Museum
Expansive museum showcasing restored fire trucks, retired uniforms & old fire-fighting equipment.
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Art museum
Art museum in former 17th-century abbey, with ancient & modern paintings, sculptures & artifacts.
Centre d'histoire de la résistance et de la déportation
History museum
Exhibitions on the Resistance movement & the deportation of Jews in Lyon during the Nazi occupation.
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