The Hôtel Bullioud on Rue Juiverie is identified by the Philibert de l’Orme gallery, a stone structure suspended between buildings in its second courtyard. Built in fifteen thirty-six, the gallery marks one of the earliest appearances of…
Traboules of Vieux Lyon
Walk through the historic Renaissance courtyards and passageways of Lyon's oldest neighborhood.
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1. Hôtel Bullioud
2. Place du Gouvernement
The Place du Gouvernement is a paved, rectangular pedestrian square tucked into the Saint-Jean neighborhood of Vieux Lyon. It is defined by its history as the residential and administrative heart for the governors of the Lyonnais, Forez,…
3. Maison Du Chamarier
The Maison du Chamarier, located at thirty-seven rue Saint-Jean, is identifiable by its transition between flamboyant Gothic and early Renaissance styles. Built upon ruins dating to the thirteenth century, the house was extensively…
4. La Longue Traboule
La Longue Traboule is marked by a green door at fifty-four rue Saint-Jean, identifying the entrance to the longest of Lyon’s historic passageways. This network of secret alleys stretches between fifty-four rue Saint-Jean and twenty-seven…
5. Traboule “Maison du Crible – Tour Rose”
The Maison du Crible, often called the Tour Rose or Pink Tower, is a sixteenth-century residence located at sixteen rue du Bœuf in the Saint-Jean neighborhood. Its most recognizable feature is the ochre-colored spiral staircase tower that…
6. Musée Cinéma et Miniature
The Musée Cinéma et Miniature occupies the Maison des Avocats, a sixteenth-century building distinguished by a courtyard featuring three galleries stacked vertically, each supported by four Tuscan arches on flat-capital columns. Founded in…