Lyon holidays
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With an increased security presence, the city’s annual festival of lights has been opened by France’s new prime minister, a year after it was cancelled following the Paris attacks
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The city’s annual four-day festival of light celebration – which attracts 4 million visitors – has been cancelled due to France’s ongoing state of emergency
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Classic French cuisine and a burgeoning beer scene, explore by bicylce or take a cruise on the Saône and Rhône, and discover the city’s hidden passageways – the traboules
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We’re going social in search of insider tips that get to the heart of the French city of Lyon. Your best contributions will be published as part of our Lyon city guide next week
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Despite many attempts, I had never quite got to grips with French. But by the end of a week-long immersion I learned more than in 15 years of false starts
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Now within striking distance of London, France’s second city is bursting with cultural ambition, with festivals, new museums and a revamped dockland area. And its famous food and wines just get better …
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Modelled on a classic working-class eatery, Le Canut et les Gones stands out in a city that takes food seriously
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Why France’s second city has so much to offer, plus a Wellness break in Yorkshire and a detox week in Spain, by Joanne O’Connor
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Known as France's gastronomic capital, Lyon has more to offer than fine dining. At the start of the Nuits Sonores techno music festival, we list places for an affordable bite between sets
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Lyon's annual Festival of Lights culminates tonight with a parade of giant puppets and Mexican 'alebrijes' wandering the city. This year the city has been alight with nearly 70 displays and art installations, created 120 by artists
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Take your car – or consider hiring a van – for a whirlwind tour of France's best antique and flea markets
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Thierry Frémaux, director of the Cannes film festival, the Institut Lumière and next week's Lumière Festival, celebrates Lyon, where the Lumière brothers made the world's first films
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Planning a holiday next month? In the first of a new monthly series looking at where to go when, we pick six great trips for September, from late summer sun in Sicily to an art fest in Lyon
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When it comes to the most atmospheric places to hear live music, Been There readers have plenty of top tips, from a former council carpark in Glasgow to a punk rock and ska hotspot in Ljubljana
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Welcome to the camp, noisy, cut-throat and very surreal Bocuse d'Or – the world's top chef competition. Rachel Cooke reports from Lyon
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Bill Buford on the culinary genius, people and secrets of the city he now calls home
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Hot tips for the colder months, from ice skating at the top of a Chicago skyscraper to having a ball in Vienna
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While other places try to reinvent the meal with foodie fads and slick decor, these classic European restaurants – chosen by our epicurean experts – have barely changed in a century or more
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You can get to some of Europe's finest towns by train in no time at all. Annabelle Thorpe suggests the top choices for every taste
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Where do the natives go for outstanding beaches, high culture and top cuisine? Ally Carnwath asked six French insiders for their holiday recommendations
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From dinner parties in NYC to local treats in Marrakech - you don't have to spend a fortune for a good meal
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There are some places worth travelling to just for the food. Laura Barton table-hops from a hearty lunch in Lyon to a feast fit for the gods in San Sebastián.
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Eurostar moves home next week, bringing some of the continent's most exciting cities within five hours' reach, writes Sarah Turner.
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With 20,000 communal bikes about to be dropped in Paris, we test drive the original scheme it was based on in Lyon.
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From December 7-10 Lyon celebrates the Fête des Lumières, a 154-year-old celebration of light.
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As a new exhibition in Lyon re-examines the birth of film, Simon Busch finds there's a lot more to this city than meets the eye.
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10 of the best restaurants in Lyon – chosen by the experts