Once upon a time in Lyon there was a hill : Fourviere
A cliff next to the Saône river where the Romans settled in 43 BC, giving birth to the new colony of Lugdunum
Today the basilica Notre-Dame de Fourviere overlooks the so called “Praying Hill” with a gilded bronze statue of Mary. It has been spreading light day and night all over the city for more than 170 years
The hill where it all started for Lyon
Immersion into a district with two heads : one Roman, one Christian
The former Capital of the Three Gauls has kept amazing and substantial Gallo-Roman ruins and you’re invited to discover all of them : the very fisrt Roman theatre built in France, one of the few examples of odeons in the Roman Empire, baths, aqueducts…
On those ruins a strong devotion to the Virgin Mary has been blossoming for centuries. Direct evidence is the massive basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière visible miles away from Lyon. Its decoration with over-the-top mosaics will make an impression for sure !
Bonus : the breathtaking panorama over the city is really worth a funicular ride to the top of Lyon
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