Tourism in Lyon

Tourism in Lyon

General Information 

Lyon is the second city of the Republic of France after Paris is the capital of the territory of the Rhone and Rhone-Alpes region in the southeast of the country, and mediates the cities of Paris, Lyon and Marseille, where, about 470 kilometers from Paris. The number of inhabitants of Lyon with the surrounding suburbs to more than 2.2 million people, stretching area with suburbs on the 3,306 square kilometers. 

Cut the city of Lyon Nharan two rum and Elson (Seine), hence nickname "City of Mesopotamia." And receives rivers south of the city center and constitute what looks like the island in the center. Lyon city center, surrounded on the east and west Ptlin bunk: the first is concentrated in the West, institutions and places of many religious, while the eastern hill contains a lot of silk workshops. 

The origins of the city of Lyon to the year 43 BC, when established as a colony Roman built on the ruins of the fort Klta, and was named the colony at the time "to Ogdonom", to evolve rapidly and become a commercial and cultural center, and the government of Gaul (France ancient), but the city has deteriorated after the collapse of the Empire, Romania and arrived Houdeidaha in the Middle Ages. What is historically saved its transformation into a religious center first and then a second banking center, then later became the European center for a large silk production, which led to a new renaissance of a city industrial. Leon was formed during World War II center underground resistance to the Nazis, and continued the modernist renaissance after the war. The united city with its suburbs to produce the second largest Mitrorawlin in France, where cultural institutions and Moaslatyh and tourist infrastructure of the first class. Has been declared a UNESCO in 1998 for its old town heritage site globally, where Leon is considered today the oldest trace of the Kingdom of Romania after Rome itself. 

Featuring Leon celebrations Lights (Fête des Lumières) conducted in the December 8 / September each year, where the population of Lyon lit candles on the edges of the windows and the streets are all lit up. And this holiday usually lasts for four days and also includes various offers its relationship with light and lighting art on houses and various buildings. 

It also contains the city of Lyon, a large number of spinning, weaving, dyeing, which is famous for many other industries such as the automotive and chemical industries, electrical, agricultural products, and where the headquarters of the International Police Antervol-. It features Leon prominent tourist sites make it a first-class, wonderful nature and picturesque that surround it, from the high hills and wide plains and vast and Mesopotamia around them. There are also centers and cultural institutions with an international reputation such as the Lyon Opera and the Institute of light and 27 museums, most notably the Museum of Fine Arts (based in Deir Abanndict demographic (Palace of Saint-Pierre), a miniature model of the Louvre). 

And containing Lyon landmarks Islamic figures such as "Grand Mosque in Lyon," which is located in the Eighth Circuit, Grande Mosquée de Lyon), and other mosques such as "mosque Huda" (Fifth Circuit) and "Mosque" (first circle) and "Center cultural uniformity" (sixth Circuit) and "cultural Society" (third Circuit). 

Leon enjoys the climate is a mixture of oceanic climate and subtropical climate, which is cooler than the rest of France in the winter because of its location, where the average temperature in January 3 degrees. The summers Vdavi The average temperatures in July are about 23 degrees, and be accompanied by summer rainfall also, with less in the winter. 

It features Leon tourist also: Museum Henry Malatr cars (Musée de l'Automobile Henri Malartre), and the Museum of Civilization Romanian-French and Aquarium du Grand Lyon and Park Park de la Tete role of the control tower and the Textile Museum and Gardens Rmasa and Parks Bella and Monsdardich and Hartrozz and Vercors and haute-Jura and Massif Pugh and Villar de Domz me. Lyon also contain three gardens of the largest gardens of the world, France, and on her head: garden tete d'or, and where the lake and the zoo and botanical garden. Among yards Lyon Petrz particular yard PLACE DE TERREAUX and some of the famous statues. At the level of the shopping is Part dieu months of centers in Lyon and the important brands and international, and is located in a commercial area in return for a large train station "Berash." 

In Lyon international airport receives flights from most international airports in the world, including the Arab countries, and there is also a Geneva airport, which is about Lyon nearly 4.5 hours, while also linked to Lyon rail network with a large and excellent throughout France and Europe.