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Budget Flights to Lyon
Major sites: Palais du Commerce, Les Gratte-Ciel, Amphitheatre Gallo-Romain,
Theatre des Jeunes Annees
Surrounding attractions: Vienne for Jazz a Vienne and Roman amphitheatre,
skiing in Alpe du Grand Serre
Other sites in Lyon: The Museum of the Resistance records documents
covering the French resistance against the Nazi occupation during World War II.
Opera fans will appreciate the renowned Opera National de Lyon.
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Flights to Lyon
Flights are available to Lyon from Heathrow, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle,
and Durham airports. Airlines flying to Lyon include British Airways, Alitalia, Air France, Iberia, BMI and Lufthansa.
Flight prices to Lyon start at £88 return from London Heathrow and £148 from Glasgow Airport.
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Where to stay in Lyon
Lyon has good selection of quality accommodation. Recommended hotels include the
Hotel-Restaurant Axotel Perrache,
near Lyon Perrache station, with rooms from £45. Other excellent value rooms can be found at the
Hotel du Helder and
Hotel du Simplon,
with prices from £30 and £39 per night respectively.
And if you like a bit of luxury, the Pavillon De La Rotonde
should meet all your needs.
Budget travellers to Lyon have many options. Clean attractive rooms/beds are available from £15 a night at hostels and
hostels such as the two-star Hotel Stars Lyon Bron and Les Carres Pegase budget hotel.
Things to do and places to go in Lyon
Lyon has historical and fascinating sites that will interest tourists. The Ancien Palais de Justice, a Greco-Roman style
temple (built between 1835 and 1845) is worth a look as is the 17th century Hotel de Ville de Lyon
beautifully decorated with detailed sculptures and with eight bells in the Bell Tower that attract musicians
from around the world.
Lyon has some cool pubs and clubs. If you like jazz clubs, the La Clef de Voute (The Keystone) an ancient (18th century)
- an arced cellar in the "croix rousse" quarter, is somewhere you will enjoy. For clubbers the Club Ambassade is a
a popular venue, with great music, reasonably priced drinks and free entrance.
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