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Highlights include Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls, Ancient Theatre of Fourvière and the Odeon of Lyon, Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and the Chapel of the Virgin of Fourvière, Church of Saint-Nizier, Cour des Voraces, From Saint-Jean Cathedral to Place du Change.

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  1. Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls: story on the “Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux” route

    The arena takes the route from the working-class nineteenth century to the public authority of Roman Lugdunum.

  2. Ancient Theatre of Fourvière and the Odeon of Lyon: story on the “Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans” route

    The excavations will show how an incorrect guess changed the fate of the site that was found.

  3. Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and the Chapel of the Virgin of Fourvière: story on the “Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans” route

    Two neighboring churches connect a wartime vow with the hill’s present-day silhouette.

  4. Church of Saint-Nizier: story on the “Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon” route

    Here, the dispute over power will move from the revolutionary city hall to the origins of the city council.

  5. Cour des Voraces: story on the “Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux” route

    Here, the renovation of a residential building becomes a dispute over whether residents should make way for renewal.

  6. From Saint-Jean Cathedral to Place du Change: story on the “Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans” route

    The final stretch will show how the square’s commercial settlements became linked to a royal loan.

  7. Gros Caillou: story on the “Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux” route

    This stop links new urban transport with a discovery the builders decided to preserve.

  8. Jardin du Rosaire: story on the “Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans” route

    The descent will link a pilgrimage route to an attempt to repay creditors.

  9. Montée de la Grande-Côte: story on the “Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux” route

    A plaque marks the place where the Canuts tried to manage everyday trade themselves.

  10. Mur des Canuts: story on the “Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux” route

    Here the district first appears through people whom the artists returned to the façade at different ages.

  11. Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon: story on the “Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon” route

    Here it will become clear why the city museum began alongside looms.

  12. Opéra de Lyon: story on the “Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon” route

    A contemporary episode will test whom the city is prepared to consider a real artist.

  13. Passage Thiaffait: story on the “Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux” route

    The passage will let you compare the first silk workers with today’s fabric artisans.

  14. Place Bellecour: story on the “Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon” route

    The finale will show why the restored facades matter more than their unified ceremonial appearance.

  15. Place de la Croix-Rousse: story on the “Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux” route

    Here you will see why the workings of the silk trade once drove workshop owners out of their apartments and into the streets.

  16. Place des Jacobins: story on the “Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon” route

    This stop will show how a church election turned into a problem of locked doors.

  17. Place des Terreaux: story on the “Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux” route

    The finale will show how the space in front of Lyon City Hall became a site of direct dispute with the city authorities.

  18. Place des Terreaux: story on the “Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon” route

    Here, the route begins a conversation about who had the right to act on the city’s behalf.

  19. Théâtre des Célestins: story on the “Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon” route

    Here, monastic land will become a test for a commercial project that needed a theater.

  23. Nearest audio-route stop: Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and the Chapel of the Virgin of Fourvière — 20 m in a straight line, route Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans

  39. Nearest audio-route stop: Place des Jacobins — 50 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  41. Nearest audio-route stop: Gros Caillou — 110 m in a straight line, route Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux

  47. Nearest audio-route stop: Church of Saint-Nizier — 40 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  49. Nearest audio-route stop: Passage Thiaffait — 50 m in a straight line, route Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux

  52. Nearest audio-route stop: Place des Terreaux — 10 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  66. Nearest audio-route stop: Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon — 60 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  69. Nearest audio-route stop: Ancient Theatre of Fourvière and the Odeon of Lyon — 80 m in a straight line, route Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans

  71. Nearest audio-route stop: From Saint-Jean Cathedral to Place du Change — 40 m in a straight line, route Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans

  73. Nearest audio-route stop: From Saint-Jean Cathedral to Place du Change — 50 m in a straight line, route Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans

  81. Nearest audio-route stop: Church of Saint-Nizier — 70 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  85. Nearest audio-route stop: Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon — 50 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  86. Nearest audio-route stop: From Saint-Jean Cathedral to Place du Change — 30 m in a straight line, route Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans

  99. Nearest audio-route stop: Church of Saint-Nizier — 30 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  103. Nearest audio-route stop: Place Bellecour — 90 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  114. Nearest audio-route stop: Théâtre des Célestins — 30 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  122. Nearest audio-route stop: Place Bellecour — 110 m in a straight line, route Presqu'île: Who Ran Central Lyon

  123. Nearest audio-route stop: From Saint-Jean Cathedral to Place du Change — 110 m in a straight line, route Fourvière and Vieux Lyon: The Cost of Grand Plans

  124. Nearest audio-route stop: Montée de la Grande-Côte — 140 m in a straight line, route Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux

  130. Nearest audio-route stop: Montée de la Grande-Côte — 110 m in a straight line, route Croix-Rousse: canuts, traboules, and the descent to Place des Terreaux