Food fantasia: Lyon’s new gastronomy centre puts the world on a plate
Flavours from all over the globe can be celebrated at a captivating venue inside the redeveloped Grand Hôtel-Dieu by the Rhône
May 2019
World Cup warm-up: a family city break in football-mad Lyon
With a month until the Women’s World Cup kicks off in France, a mumand daughter visit Lyon – host for semi-finals and the final – to watch Europe’s best team
June 2017
France road trip: Lyon to Nice
France road trip: La Rochelle, Cognac and the Atlantic coast islands
February 2017
10 of the best restaurants in Lyon – chosen by the experts
France’s gastronomic capital is famous for traditional cooking, but a new wave of chefs is now reinventing the classics. Chefs and insiders select their favourite Lyon restaurants old and new
December 2016
Lyon's Fête des Lumières returns for 2016 amid tight security
With an increased security presence, the city’s annual festival of lights has been opened by France’s new prime minister, a year after it was cancelled following the Paris attacks
November 2015
Lyon cancels Fête des Lumières in wake of Paris attacks
The city’s annual four-day festival of light celebration – which attracts 4 million visitors – has been cancelled due to France’s ongoing state of emergency
August 2015
Alternative Europe
The best of Lyon: readers' travel tips
Alternative Europe
The alternative city guide to Lyon, France
Alternative Europe
Instagram snapshots: Lyon by the locals
Alternative Europe
Share your Lyon tips with GuardianWitness or #GuardianLyon
May 2015
The case for language learning
Lost for words to dreaming in French - one week of language immersion in Lyon
Despite many attempts, I had never quite got to grips with French. But by the end of a week-long immersion I learned more than in 15 years of false starts
April 2015
Lyon city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
Now within striking distance of London, France’s second city is bursting with cultural ambition, with festivals, new museums and a revamped dockland area. And its famous food and wines just get better …
February 2015
Jay Rayner on restaurants
Le Canut et les Gones: restaurant review
Modelled on a classic working-class eatery, Le Canut et les Gones stands out in a city that takes food seriously
December 2014
Joanne O'Connor's great escapes
Travel tips: art and culture in Lyon, plus deals of the week
Why France’s second city has so much to offer, plus a Wellness break in Yorkshire and a detox week in Spain, by Joanne O’Connor
May 2014
Top 10 restaurants in Lyon, France
Known as France's gastronomic capital, Lyon has more to offer than fine dining. At the start of the Nuits Sonores techno music festival, we list places for an affordable bite between sets
December 2013
Festival of Lights, Lyon, France – in pictures
Lyon's annual Festival of Lights culminates tonight with a parade of giant puppets and Mexican 'alebrijes' wandering the city. This year the city has been alight with nearly 70 displays and art installations, created 120 by artists
March 2013
French road trip: bargain-hunting in Paris, Dijon, Lyon and Annecy
Take your car – or consider hiring a van – for a whirlwind tour of France's best antique and flea markets
September 2011
My city: video guides
My city: Lyon, birthplace of cinema - video
Thierry Frémaux, director of the Cannes film festival, the Institut Lumière and next week's Lumière Festival, celebrates Lyon, where the Lumière brothers made the world's first films
August 2011
Where to go next month
Where to go in September
Planning a holiday next month? In the first of a new monthly series looking at where to go when, we pick six great trips for September, from late summer sun in Sicily to an art fest in Lyon
