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| Département Rhône and Greater Lyon | |
| Capital | Lyon, Lyon, Villefranche-sur-Saône |
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| Residents | 1.780.000 (1,337,000 in Greater Lyon; 433,000 in the Dép. Rhône) |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 1859524   | |
| surface | 3,249 km² |
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The Guide Rhône and Greater Lyon deals with the Rhône department and the metropolis of Lyon (an administrative unit of its own which includes Lyon and its suburbs). You are in Rhône Valley in the French region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The most important travel destinations are the metropolis of Lyon and the Beaujolais wine region.
Regions
places
- 1 Lyon
- is the third largest city in France, capital of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, prefecture of the Rhône department. It is the second largest city in France and in some ways a “second capital”. Rich cultural heritage from antiquity to the present and a stronghold of French culinary art. The old town of Lyon is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. - 2 Villefranche-sur-Saône
- is the largest city in the wine-growing region Beaujolais - 3 Villeurbanne - is the most important suburb of Lyons, meanwhile grown into a big city itself, predominantly industrialized, interesting examples of classical-modern and postmodern architecture
Lyon
Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villeurbanne Town Hall
Other goals
- That is in the north of the department Beaujolais, one of the most important and well-known wine-growing regions in France
Vineyards in the Beaujolais
Vineyard around the Chateau de Bagnols
background
At the beginning of 2015, the greater Lyon area was spun off from the Rhône department, which was established during the French Revolution Metropole de Lyon (also Grand Lyon called) - an administrative unit of its own kind, which fulfills both the functions of a department and a community association. However, both continue to share the license plate and the initial postcode digits '69'.
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getting there
By plane
- The international
Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (IATA: LYS). Located 23 kilometers east of the city, it offers numerous connections from the main cities of France as well as international connections. For example, there are daily flights from Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
hike
The area offers a variety of opportunities for hiking, walking, cycling, mountain biking and horse riding.
- Beaujolais: Circular routes in the heart of the vineyards, through the villages of the region of the Golden Stones or on the hills of the Monts du Beaujolais
- Hills and mountains of the Lyonnais: paths through mountains and hills, orchards, along the Roman aqueducts or on the heights of the peaks (Col de la Luère - St-Martin-en-Haut).
- Lyon and the surrounding area: opportunities for city walks between the hills and along the banks, in parks close to the city (Miribel-Jonage, Lyon connected by a cycle path; Lacroix-Laval) or in the Monts d'Or.
- Pilat: Hiking in the heart of the Pilat Regional Nature Park, through the vineyards of the Côtes du Rhône or along the Rhône
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Wine
The Rhône is known for its wines. The department has three wine-growing regions:
- Beaujolais - in the North. Known for the Beaujolais Nouveau, other wines are less known: Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Cote de Brouilly, Fleurie, Julienas, Morgon, Moulin à Vent, Régnié and Saint Amour.
- Côtes du Rhône - there are two wines in the department: Côte Rôtie and Condrieu.
- Coteaux du Lyonnais - Vineyards from the west of Lyon.
Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé! - Every year on the third Thursday of November, the new Beaujolais wine arrives in bars and restaurants across France and in selected locations around the world. This wine comes from the historic province and wine-growing region of Beaujolais north of Lyon, which includes parts of the northern Rhône and parts of the southern Saône-et-Loire. It is a young wine that should be drunk as soon as possible as it does not age very well.
