🇨🇵 Walk to a beautiful Basilica in Lyon, France: Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Fourvière is a district of Lyon, France, a hill immediately west of the old part of the town, rising from the river Saône. Fourviere is the site of the original Roman settlement of Lugdunum (43 BC). On the south side of Fourvière are the vast ruins of Roman Baths, partially intact ruins of a Roman Theatre (15 BC) and a 2nd Century Roman Odéon rediscovered in the 20th century and now home to a museum as well as a series of concerts and operas throughout the summer. Fourviere supports the world's two oldest and active funicular railway lines, and is known for the Catholic Basilica of Fourvière. The inauguration of the golden statue of the Virgin Mary on the north-west tower is the origin of the famous 8 December Festival of Lights, when the citizens of Lyon display candles (lumignons) at their windows. This festival now attracts hundreds of thousands of people into the streets of Lyon every year. Fourvière contains many religious buildings including convents, monasteries and chapels. It is known in Lyon as "the hill that prays". Fourviere is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site designated for the city of Lyon in 1998.
Lyon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon) is a Roman Catholic church located on Place Saint-Jean in central Lyon, France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon. The cathedral was founded by Saint Pothinus and Saint Irenaeus, the first two bishops of Lyon. The cathedral is also known as a "Primatiale" because in 1079 the Pope granted to the archbishop of Lyon the title of Primate of All the Gauls. It is located in the heart of the old town (Vieux Lyon) and it backs up to the Saône river. In 1245, the cathedral hosted the First Council of Lyon.

[@Indo_france]

I love lyon Im often Come here its nice tO see all city of lyon from catedral Its not Far from my apt 20 minut walk

[@juliette899]

Moi je viens ! Trop hâte !!🤩🤩

[@walkingthroughblessings]

À bientôt !!🤗

[@BeautifulCityVisits]

Très belle visite de Fourviere (en musique!) ! J'ai vécu à Lyon 7 ans 😀! Merci ! Francois (nouvel abonné )

[@walkingthroughblessings]

Merci beaucoup!!🙂