With two rivers running through its heart -- la Saône and la Rhône -- Lyon is blessed with a rich 2,000-year-old history. Lyon is the third largest city in France and a long established business center, yet it possesses plenty of Old World attractions, including place Bellecour and the Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls. Lyon is also said to have "more restaurants per square metre than any place on earth." Old Lyon stretches out along the Saône and invites tourists with its Florentine architecture. Quartier Merciere and the surrounding area form the central commercial district, offering a number of cafés and shops. Visitors will want to view the collection of Egyptian fabrics at the Historique des Tissus; the masterworks of Rubens and El Greco at Musee des Beaux-Arts; and the history of cinematography at the Lumiere brothers' house.
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Interesting blog, it reminds me of Latin Quarter in Paris , the many streets in Latin Quarter surrounding what was the student and intellectual center continues to attract tourists and Parisians.
ReplyDeleteI tried to write a blog about it, hope you also like it in https://stenote.blogspot.com/2018/09/paris-at-latin-quarter.html.