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Francia Consigli di viaggio per Lione

Blanca Valbuena July 23, 2013 fourviere, France Travel, lyon, michelin, paul bocuse, travel 6 Comments 9671 Views

Do you like food? Do you love food? If so, allora si può prendere in considerazione Lione come prossima destinazione di viaggio. Oltre al cibo, ci sono splendidi musei, shops, e parchi. Oltre a questo c'è il meraviglioso Fete des Lumieres nella stagione invernale. Si tratta di un meraviglioso, lavorando città francese. La gente è amichevole, il cibo è fantastico, la città è pulita, beautiful, and unlike other European cities; Lyon functions. Funziona incredibilmente bene. Vi consiglio seriamente Lione per una vacanza in Francia. E 'molto bello e con questi suggerimenti di viaggio Lione, avrete un tempo meraviglioso lì.

Consigli di viaggio per Lione

Lione è impostato come molte altre città che si trovano su un fiume. Si dà il caso di sedersi dove il Rodano e Saona si uniscono e molto simile a New York. Il suo centro storico si trova dove Manhattan sarebbe. Se siete sul lato del Rodano, sei nel Queens / Brooklyn. Once you get to the island, you’re in Manhattan…and when you go to Vieux Lyon…you’re in NJ. Makes it much easier when you’re trying to get around…oh, yeah…the “grittier” part of Lyon…just happens to coincide with the Bronx.

Why are you going to love Lyon?

  • It is the gastronomy capital of France
  • È un UNESCO World Heritage site
  • Really cool museums
  • Se sei un membro della casa Lannister, you’ll love this city…it’s full of lions
  • The city just works
  • Its Festival of Lights is one of the most amazing spectacles I have ever experienced.

sale formaggio di Lione Francia
Cheese is a must in Lyon. Especially at Cellerier located at les Halles de Paul Bocuse

Gastronomy (Stuff you’ll want to eat when you’re in Lyon)

You say you like to eat? Then you need to go to Lyon. It all started in the 19th Century. A quel tempo l'economia della città dipendeva da lavoratori della seta. These silk workers would recharge in “bouchons” simple, stabilimenti modeste che servivano cucina ricca per aiutarli a superare i lunghi giorni. Lione prima ha fatto il suo segno sulla scena culinaria francese nel 19 ° secolo, when the city was the center of the booming silk industry. Hungry silk workers clustered in tiny bistros, called “bouchons” to consume the robust, cheap fare necessary to carry them through their 18-hour work days. Poi, bouchons were bare-bones, family-run establishments, sorely lacking in style and décor, but infused with a welcoming, home-style atmosphere (you can read more about it here). At this time the kitchens were mostly run by us girls. It took until the middle of the 20th Century for the men to take hold.

Se sei un carnivoro, vi innamorerete di spine Lyonnais. If you are a gastronaut, si li adoro. Sono Colombiano, and as such, I am well accustomed to eating brains, intestines, tongue…I love all those wiggly little bits. Il Lyonnais non sono timido quando si tratta di frattaglie. At your typical bouchon you can expect:

  • Andouille (grilled chitterlings sausage)
  • Boudin noir (blood sausage – very different than Colombian Morcilla, but just as tasty)
  • Cervelle de canut “brains of the silk-weaver” made of cream cheese, garlic, and chives.
  • Gateau de volaille (chicken liver “cake”)
  • Groins d’âne (“donkey snout” salad)
  • Quenelles (flour, egg and cream dumplings usually filled with fish like Pike)
  • Tripe (pig or cow’s stomach).

When you go to your first Bouchon, just order the Lyonnaise plate. It will come with a selection of these delicious bits…and you can gross out your travel companion.

Se non sei come avventurosi come lo sono io, non c'è bisogno di preoccuparsi. Paul Bocuse is king in Lyon and Nouvelle Cuisine is his queen. He made French Cuisine elegant, lighter, and more refined. diamine, the Bocuse d'Or which is the most coveted award for chefs in the world is named after him. e, lucky for you and me, Bocuse is still alive and cooking, so you can head to one of his restaurants and have the meal of a lifetime. In cima a questa, you can head over to Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. This is the mother of all food markets. I went there on an almost daily basis when I was in Lyon (Seriously, you can check my Foursquare check ins). It is located near the Part Dieu train station and you can fill almost all your stomach’s desires there (if you want a proper accounting of everything you can get here, check out this post). If you have a kitchen, you can pick up goodies to make stuff at home. Se non basta scegliere uno dei tanti ristoranti a Les Halles. Non vi potete sbagliare.

È inoltre possibile controllare il mercato del contadino, si svolge il sabato mattina lungo il fiume Saône, nella Vieux Lyon. You can enjoy some very well priced oysters, lots of produce, and go home full and happy.

****YOU MUST GET FOIE GRAS MACAROONS AT LES HALLES – YOUR MIND WILL BE BLOWN!

piatto di frattaglie
Plat Lyonnaise is a typical dish of Lyon France

Affordable Restaurants in Lyon

You need to dine out while you are in Lyon. Start saving up. While there are some lovely and inexpensive places, if you are in the Culinary capital of the world…you may as well eat at the best restaurants. That being said…unless you’re Mark Zuckerberg, I recommend these lovely establishments for the best budget food Lyon France (and I’ve included their estimated pricing):

Le Garage – 29 Rue de Bonel – 3rd Arrondisement – 20€ lunch, 26€ Menu Lyonnaise – recommended dish fricassée de rognons de veau façon Grand-Mère (a fricasee of liver made like grandma would make).

L’Ame Soeur – 209 Rue Dugesclin – 44€ Dinner (5 courses), but they run daily specials that are less expensive. Il filetto d'anatra è eccezionale.

Le Jean Moulin – 22 Rue Gentil – 2nd Arrondisement – 20€ Lunch – The chef here is young, but he is incredibly skilled. The atmosphere is welcoming, but upscale.

Brasserie Léon de Lyon – 1 Rue Pleney – 1st Arrondisement – 21€ Lunch – It’s family owned and been around forever. Si tratta di una brasserie classico e un deve visitare a Lione. Great quenelles.

L’Ourson qui Boit – 23 Rue Royale – 1st Arrondisement – 14€ Lunch – When you have a Japanese chef using La technique, it is hard to go wrong. This restaurant is awesome!

Les Halles de Paul Bocuse – 102 Cours Lafayette – Pricing will vary depending on where you eat. You will not go wrong with any restaurant here. Click this link for my super long write up on everything I loved there.

l'Istituto – 20 Place Bellecour – This is a new restaurant in the city and it is affiliated with the Paul Bocuse cooking school. Stai fondamentalmente mangiando una 3 star michelin star meal for the cost of a regular meal in the city. Yeah, it’s not “cheap”, but in truth…it’s one of the best value restaurants in Lyon.

Rovine romane di Lione, France
Stadium seating at the Gallo-Roman ruins in Lyon as well as what seems to be shops

Gallo rovine romane UNESCO Sito a Lione

I love UNESCO sites. Every UNESCO site that I have visited, ho amato. Lione è stato fatto un sito UNESCO 1998. Lyon was originally a Roman city (there are ruins there that you can visit). UNESCO says that Lyon was inducted “by virtue of the special way in which it has developed spatially, Lyon illustrates in an exceptional way the progress and evolution of architectural design and town planning over many centuries.”

Parco Tête d'Or Festival delle Luci di Lione
The theme for the 2013 Fete des Lumieres in Lyon was a Chinese Corner. Visitors were given water lilies with candles to set upon the lake

La Fete des Lumieres

This is my favorite time to visit Lyon. It’s cold (like US winter cold), but the city bustles with excitement. The Feast celebrates a miracle performed by the Virgin Mary (she saved the city from the plague). Early on, people lit a candle in their window in thanks. Now the city is enveloped in lights and puts on the most amazing light displays. The city gets pretty packed, but unlike festivals in other countries, everything here is orderly and nice. You can drink Vin Chaud on the street get yourself a garlic sausage sandwich and spend all night trying to see the light displays. If you do during this time, effettuare prenotazioni per la cena ci abbiamo già soggiornato in anticipo.

Transportation a Lione

Lyon has awesome an transportation system

  • Métro (A.K.A. TLC) – There are four lines which makes it particularly easy to navigate.
  • Trams & Trolleys – These are awesome. They are clean, fast and easy to take. There are four lines. When you hop on, make sure to validate your ticket.
  • Funicular – There are only 2 funiculars in Lyon. Che molto probabilmente utilizza la riga di Fourvière
  • Bus – These are meant more for going out of Lyon. Mi piacerebbe saltare questi, se possibile. Besides, I almost got killed by one last time I was in Lyon.
  • Velo’v – It’s Lyon’s bike share system. Super fun and really convenient. Ci sono stazioni Vélo'v quasi ovunque.

Musée Gadagne Puppet Museo delle Marionette
Musee Gadagne Lyon France

Museums

Lyon has some kick ass museums. My favorite is the Musee Gadagne. It is a puppet/marionette museum. So freakin’ cool. It is in this amazing Renaissance building and holds some of the coolest Marionettes I have ever seen. This to me is not to be missed. There is also the Gallo-Roman museum. If you’re into Roman art and history (like I am), this is your spot. There are way more museums in Lyon, but these are two you should not miss.

Function

Lyon works. The city is safe, beautiful, and full of character. It is a “young” city, and its youth is happy and functional. Unlike other French cities, the internet is quite fast. You can easily get from a-b without effort. This is an easy city to settle into, vedrai.

La mia posizione

Ottenere direzioni

How to get to Lyon

Planes: Fly to Paris. Hang out there for a few days and let the jet lag work its way out of your system. Then you can either fly to Lyon’s airport (Saint-Exupéry Airport) takes about an hour. Si può anche prendere una TVG train to Lyon’s Gare (takes about 2 hours and it is way more pleasant).

Where to Stay in Lyon

I do not like hotels in Lyon. They are fine, but meh. I found a lovely apartment a few blocks from Les Halles on Airbnb. It was in walking distance to everything. Padroni di casa fantastici. Basta non provare a prenotare durante il mio prossimo viaggio o avremo alcuni problemi.

Need more Lyon Travel tips? Have specific questions, just ask in the comments below.

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6 Comments

  1. Avatar Vincent Chong Reply
    April 20, 2015 a 12:56 am

    HI blancavalbuena, thanks for the tips on Lyon!. They are very helpful especially I intend to visit Lyon this October!

  2. Avatar Blanca Valbuena Reply
    April 16, 2017 a 8:41 am

    Thanks Vincent. Let me know how your visit went!

  3. Avatar Anne Quinn Reply
    June 11, 2018 a 8:41 pm

    Hello! Any idea where to pick up cooler nearby Les Halles to transport goodies to our rental house in Provence? Sunday check-in will limit grocery availability upon arrival. We r staying in Lyon en route.
    Merci!

    • Avatar Blanca Valbuena Reply
      June 18, 2018 a 8:36 pm

      We picked one up in Picard Surgeles. Sig. Bricolage, Lidl or Leroy Merlin may also have some.

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