Lyon

Travel guide

The most famous tourists spots in Lyon includes some of the most famous cathedrals.

The Abbey of St Martin d'Ainay

This beautiful church is Lyon's oldest church which was constructed in 1107. Situated in the south of place Bellecour, near Place Ampère, whole of the church is constructed very beautifully.

This cathedral has a double nave, one Gothic and one Romanesque. A 16th-century Gothic portal features elaborately carved .The cathedral is flanked on the north by an incomplete tower.

METRO:- Line A, Ampere Stop.

Cathedral Ste-Cecile

This majestic church has a lot to offer, with its sober exterior and a detailed interior.

BY TRAIN:- 15 trains per day link Toulouse with Albi (1 hr.). There's also a Paris-Albi night train.

BY ROAD:- From Toulouse, take N88 northeast

Nantes Cathedral

BY AIR:- Nantes Airport is 12km (7.5 miles) SE of town. Air France offers daily flights from Paris. A shuttle bus between the airport and the Nantes train station takes 25 minutes and taxi takes about 15 minutes.

BY RAIL:- The TGV from Paris's Gare Montparnasse takes about 2 1/2 hours to get to Nantes. Nantes's train station is at 27 bd. de Stalingrad, a 5-minute walk from the town center.

BY CAR:- From Paris, take A11 for 385km (239 miles) west of Paris. The trip takes about 3 hours.