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Church of Eglise St Georges on the banks of the Saone in Lyon.

This French city is a meeting place for food cultures

Lyon’s food culture was further spurred by its location, with the Alps to the east and farmland to the west.

  • by Tim Richards
Literary columnist Bernard Pivot.

Cruise to Lyon, France: If these painted walls could talk

Kerry van der Jagt steps ashore in Lyon and finds herself in an open-air art gallery

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
 Produce stalls  in the historic Quadrilatero market district of Bologna offer a tempting range.

Ideas for day trips from Lyon

We're going to be in France in October, any recommendations for day trips from Lyon?

  • by Michael Gebicki
The beautiful Burgundy landscape.

France river cruise through Lyon: Where film was invented

Kerry van der Jagt cruises through southern France, one movie at a time

  • by Kerry van der Jagt
A truly regional food: Andouillette.

Where to eat andouillette: France's stinky, urine-smelling sausage

If you can get past the aggressive aroma of stale urine mixed with sweet spices and pork fat of this ancient French snag, you'll be hooked for ever more.

  • by Terry Durack
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Basilique Notre Dame de Fouviere.

Twenty reasons to visit Lyon, France

Not only the gastronomic capital of France, Lyon is a city of celluloid history, resplendent architecture and fine wine.

  • by Guy Wilkinson
Lyon's bold new museum.

Is Lyon's new Musee Des Confluences the new Guggenheim?

It looks a bit like a spaceship, and it's taken longer than a NASA mission to Pluto to finish, but France's newest museum is finally ready to welcome its first visitors.

  • by Christopher Beanland
Cruising through: Uniworld SS Catherine on the Rhone River in Lyon.

Rhone River cruise, Lyon, France: Why this sexy French city isn't just bourgeois

Nothing beats a tour guide with inside knowledge of France's Rhone River.

  • by Brian Johnston
The Orange Cube at The Confluence.

Lyon's Musee des Confluences redevelopment: a clean sweep

The seedy side of France's second-largest city, Lyon, is being transformed, writes Lee Tulloch.

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There is more to Europe than Paris and Rome

Europe's lesser-visited cities are just as eye-catching, fascinating and fun as their more well-trodden counterparts, writes David Whitley.