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Hotels in Vieux-Lyon: stay in the Renaissance old town

Vieux-Lyon is one of the largest Renaissance districts in Europe and part of Lyon's UNESCO World Heritage site. Narrow cobbled streets, hidden passageways called traboules, and the funicular up to the Fourvière basilica. It is the most atmospheric place to sleep in Lyon.

Updated on October 31, 2026

Vieux-Lyon
Good for
Couples, solo travellers, a romantic weekend.
Getting around
Metro line D and the funiculars to Fourvière and Saint-Just leave from Vieux-Lyon station.
Good to know
Cobblestones and old buildings without lifts: harder with a stroller or heavy luggage. Busy streets in the evening.

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  • Vieux-Lyon and its traboules

    Vieux-Lyon and its traboules

    Renaissance streets, courtyards and traboules, the covered passageways that cut through buildings from one street to the next.

    Some traboules are open to the public: look for the small signs on the doors.

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  • Musée Cinéma et Miniature

    Musée Cinéma et Miniature

    Original film props and costumes, plus astonishingly detailed miniature scenes, in a Renaissance building in Vieux-Lyon.

    Good in the rain and with children.

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  • Gadagne museums & Guignol

    Gadagne museums & Guignol

    The history of Lyon and a puppet museum in Vieux-Lyon, home of Guignol, the city's famous puppet character.

    Look for a Guignol show nearby to complete the visit.

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  • Saint-Antoine market

    Saint-Antoine market

    Lyon's big open-air food market along the Saône, facing Vieux-Lyon, from Tuesday to Sunday mornings.

    Go early on a weekend morning, then cross the footbridge to Vieux-Lyon.

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