Lyon is a 2,000-year-old city in France at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers. The whole city is one large museum, from the Roman Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules, austere medieval, and ornate Renaissance architecture in Old Lyon to the covered dark passageways between towering buildings that connect Vieux Lyon and La Croix-Rousse hill.

Lyon is also a modern, sophisticated city, and it is the third largest in France with excellent museums, vibrant nightlife, great shopping, and lively atmosphere added by the students from the local university. Lyon is famous for its unique gastronomy and excellent restaurants. Some of the must-see sites are the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and the beautiful square Place des Terreaux with Fontaine Bartholdi.

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