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Metropolitan area of Lyon
Lyon is about 160 km west of Geneva and about 300 km north of Marseille. With approximately 500 000 inhabitants in the center and approximately 2 200 000 inhabitants throughout the metropolitan area, Lyon is the third largest city in France after Paris and Marseille. The city is located at the northern point in the department of Rhone. For tourists from Germany, Lyon is a largely undiscovered and seemingly underrated city. Also, I had never been to Lyon before and apart from the recently deceased celebrity chef cook „Paul Bocuse“ I was also missing any association with the capital of the Auvergne Rhone Alpes region.
Wine Trophy – Concours de Lyon
In the spring time 2018 and 2019 I accepted the invitation of the Concours de Lyon, to participate as a wine juror at the Lyon Wine Trophy, to taste the current vintage of French wines and possibly award a gold medal. So I had already twice the opportunity on a long weekend to get to know and love Lyon.
Gastronomy and wine culture in Lyon
Lyon’s traditional gastronomy enjoys a worldwide reputation for excellence thanks to Paul Bocuse. But more on that later. The proximity to the Alps and the navigable access to the Mediterranean, the nearby wine-growing region of Jura, Beaujolais and Cotes du Rhone leave all possibilities open for gastronomic superlatives. Furthermore, Lyon is known as the „City of Light“, which hosts the „Fete des Lumieres“ on 8 December each year.
Don´t miss my article about Paul Bocuse
Traboule a la Lyon
Traboule is a lexicon from Lyon. This means hidden passages and passages that allow you to travel long distances off the road. The Traboules are a remnant of Lyons past and are located mainly in two quarters: On the mountain Croix Rousse and in the old town Vieux Lyon
My favourite Wine Bars
Food and Wine Boutique – Murrato
The City Lyon shows me very modern with traditional consciousness. The city is clean, tidy, multicultural and very safe. Whether this is a merit of the international police department Interpol, which has its headquarters here, or the IARC International Cancer Research Center, I leave open? However, what makes the city unique and exciting is the confluence of the rivers Rhone and the Saone. So you have a historic old town to the river course of the Saone in the north by many street musicians and artists present, a city center with exciting bars and restaurants between the rivers, and a modern metropolis-south city which is created on the Rhone.
Parc de la Tête d’or
Lyon is fash and innovative and has a beautiful park called „Tete d’or“ that seduces to relax and walk, to escape the stresses of everyday life, it does not require much effort. The public transport network is very well developed, so you always get by bus, train and tram safely to its destination. There is a tram that goes directly from the airport to the city center every 30 minutes, taking you safely, reliably and on time from the city center to the airport for a few euros (about 15 Euro).
„La Confluence“ the new Place to be!
La Confluence is the most up-coming district of Lyon and is located in the 2nd arrondissement, right at the confluence of the rivers Rhone and Saône. The area between the rivers Rhone and Saône covers 150 hectares, it was created between 1770 and 1850 by land reclamation. In the past, industry, trade and transport facilities, warehousing storage and freight transhipment points and established here. At present, this area is the most expensive residential area in Lyon where the square meter prices are around 20,000, – Euro. The whole residential area with shopping center and many leisure activities is the current hot spot and The Place to be!
Musée des Confluences | Museum und Architektur
The Musée des Confluences is a museum in Lyon that aims to convey „global knowledge with a focus on natural sciences.“ The new building opened on 21 December 2014. Its name derives from the location, at the confluence of the rivers Rhone and Saône, close to the motorway of Lyon, the Autoroute A7. It is accessed via the same-named stop of line 1 of the Lyon tram.
Confluence museum will present the latest developments in the field of science and would like to describe the development, dreams and basic questions of human societies in time and space with his collections and make them understandable. It is particularly devoted to anthropology and ethnology
The building was designed by the Viennese architect group Coop Himmelb (l) au, which prevailed in an architectural competition in February 2001 against strong competition, among others Steven Holl. The planning and construction period was 14 years and took a decade longer than planned.
Lyon – Panorama View
All I can say is …
VISIT LYON
… you will Love it!
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Article and photographs by Batin Mumcu for WEINPILOT.
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