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Lyon
La ville de Lyon
Lyon est l'une des plus importantes villes de France avec presque un demi-million d'habitants et une superficie de 50 km². C'est aussi la seconde ville touristique après Paris avec 6 millions de touristes par an. C'est également la préfecture du département du Rhône et le chef-lieu de la région Rhône-Alpes.
Les premières traces de la cité lyonnaise remontent à l'an 43 avant JC. La localisation stratégique de la ville permet l'expansion de cette-dernière qui devient la capitale de l'empire des Gaules en l'an 27 avant JC. De nos jours, une grande partie de la ville de Lyon est listée au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, comme la vieille ville, Fourvière, la Croix-Rousse et bien d'autres encore.
La vieille ville comporte des bâtiments de style médiéval et de style renaissance. Les traboules, qui sont des passages à travers des cours d'immeuble qui permettent de se rendre d'une rue à une autre, ont été très utiles pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. En effet, c'était des lieux de résistance qui permirent notamment aux résistants d'échapper à la Gestapo. Les traboules ressemblent un peu à des passages secrets. Quant à la ville romaine celle-ci se situait sur la coline de Fourvière. Aujourd'hui, il ne reste que le théâtre antique et l'Odéon.
Une basilique fut construite sur l'ancien forum de Lugdunum et nommée Notre-Dame de Fourvière. Elle est dédiée à l'immaculée conception. C'est l'un des bâtiments les plus visibles de la ville. Une partie de la ville de Lyon est située sur une presqu'île qui comprend deux places très connues : la place des Terreaux et la place Bellecour. On trouve de nombreux bars et péniches sur les bords du Rhône.
Some other important buildings and places :
La part dieu : it's a big tower whose nickname is the "pencil Tower". It is 165 m high. Near the tower, there is also the biggest commercial center built in a city in Europe. You can enjoy almost 250 shops.
Some old buildings like the Brotteaux train station.
The park "La tête d'or" : it's a park of 117 ha in the north area of the city. It opened in 1857. Today it is a place where people go for walking, running, ride roller, biking, rest,... There is a zoological park, a velodrome, rosary and a botanic garden. It's located next to the campus of la Doua and the INSA.
The "fête des Lumières"
All this places are enhanced during the “Fête des lumières” (the festival of Lights), during the week of the 8th December. In the religious history, it is the date of the immaculate conception and then in 1854 the inauguration of the statue of Marie. This statue was erected in order to protect the city from the plague. At the end of the XIXth century, it became an important touristic event with millions of people coming every year. The tradition is to put a small candle (called "lumignon") on the window of your home. The buildings are illuminated and there are some light animations in the strategic places of the city. This event has an international reputation.
Some other important events : in September the dance biennial and the contemporary art biennial.
Gastronomy
Lyon and its region are also known as a gastronomic area : there are a lot of great chef like Paul Bocuse and Eugénie Brazier. The specialities of the city are the quenelle, the rosette (sausage), the "salade lyonnaise" (lettuce whith bacon, crouton and poached egg). You can enjoy these dishes in the "Bouchon lyonnais", typical restaurants, spread among the city. The Rhone-Alpes region is also known for the cheese (tomme de Savoie, reblochon, Mont d'or,...) and the wine (Beaujolais, Côte du Rhone).
Cinema & Photography
Lyon had also played a great part in the history of cinema and photography thanks to the Lumière Brothers. Auguste and Louis Lumière were among the earlier filmmakers in the history. In 1895, they projected their first short motion pictures, including their famous first film :“ Workers leaving the Lumieres factory”. Each film runs less than a minute, which represents a 17 meter long reel. They developed the device called cinematograph which allows the record, development and projection of motion pictures.Today, you can visit the Lumiere Institute which is located in the brothers’ old house.