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Lyon

A major French city famed for its historic architecture, gastronomy, and role as the capital of silk production in the silk-weaving industry.

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For a taste of top French cuisine, head two hours southeast to Lyon–long considered France’s gastronomic capital. Save your appetite and dine at the restaurant helmed by the city’s most revered chef, Paul Bocuse, or head directly to food market Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse. Among the city’s historic covered passageway called traboules, discover hotel Cour des Loges whose Michelin-starred restaurant, Les Loges, will surely satisfy your palate. Admire the Roman ruins of this 2000-year-old city while becoming enamored with the regal 19th-century Presqu’île neighborhood bordering the rivers Saône and Rhône. Second only in size after Paris’s Louvre, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, set in a 17th-century Benedictine abbey, reveals Neo-classic to Impressionist works by artists including Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, and Rodin. Finally, don’t miss a visit to Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière atop Fourvière Hill.

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