Our themed tours :

THE RHONE EMBANKMENTS TOUR : 2 hours – 6 Km

The tour – The Rhone Embankments – leaves from the place Antonin Poncet and takes you to the entrance of the Tête d'Or Park. It is 6 Kilometres long and runs along the central part of the Rhone Embankments. This part of the tour is more urban and offers stunning views of the city and you can admire its most important buildings. This “voie verte” (green path) is reserved exclusively for green means of transport (bicycles, pedestrians, scooters, roller skaters etc.,). You can therefore ride along this path in safety.

TOUR PROGRAMME (2 hours):

• The left and right banks of the Guillotiere bridge/ The Hotel Dieu/ Fourvière
• The Collège Footbridge / The Trinité Chapel/Croix-Rousse
• The Morand Bridge/The Opera House/City Hall
• Musical accompaniment all the way to the Tête d'Or Park
  

Fourvière Tour :
2 hours – 6km

On the Fourvière Tour, you will discover unexpected views of Lyon. This hill is nicknamed “the hill that prays” because of it numerous religious institutions. The tour will take you to the highest point of the city, on the esplanade of the Fourvière Basilica, from where you can see the whole of the World Heritage Site of the city.

TOUR PROGRAMME (2 hours) :

• Place Bellecour
• St Georges neighbourhood
• Place de la trinité
• Montée du Gourguillon (Gourguillon climb and Turquet)
• Place des Minimes
• Roman Gaul archaeological site Fourvière ancient theatre)
• Rosary Garden
• Fourvière Esplanade
  
  
  

Fourvière Tour :
4 hours – 10 Km

On the Fourvière Long Tour, you will discover unexpected views of Lyon. It takes you all the way around the hill, the main settlement of the Gallo Roman Empire in Lyon. This hill is nicknamed “the hill that prays” because of it numerous religious institutions. The tour will take you to the highest point of the city, on the esplanade of the Fourvière Basilica, from where you can see the whole of the World Heritage Site of the city. You will also visit the delightful neighbourhoods of St Irénée and St Just on the Fourvière plateau.

TOUR PROGRAMME (4 hours) :

• Place Bellecour
• St Georges neighbourhood
• Place de la trinité
• Montée du Gourguillon (Gourguillon climb and Turquet Alley)
• Place des Minimes, Roman Gaul archaeological site (Fourvière ancient theatre)
• Rosary Garden
• Fourvière Esplanade
• The Sarra Residence
• Loyasse Cemetery
• Roman Aqueducts
• St. Irènée
• Church
• St. Just Church
• Abbe Larue Belvedere

Tête d'Or Park and the Cité Internationale Tour :
2 hours – 11 Km

The tête d'or Park and the Cité Internationale tour begins and ends in front of main entrance to the Tête d'or Park : “la porte des enfants du Rhône” (The Children of the Rhone Gate). On this tour you will visit, in a very unique way, the park, its rose garden, the zoo, and the magnificent botanical glasshouses. You will be seduced by the wealth of its plantations (8800 trees and 5 million roses) and by its alleyways lined by villas and townhouses.
You will also visit the “Cité Internaionale”, which houses some of the city's leading sites like the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Amphitheatre/Salle 3000

TOUR PROGRAMME (2 hours) :

• The history of the Park/ La Porte des Enfants du Rhône (“Children of the Rhone” Gate
• The Rose Garden
• Presentation of the Cité/Museum of Contemporary Art
• R.Barre Esplanade/The Amphitheatre
• The Zoological Park and behind the scenes
• The Glasshouses and their history
• The Female Centaur and Fauna statue

The Views over the "Saône" Tour :
2 hours - 8 Km

The “views over the Saône” tour is a gentle way to discover the “Saône side” of Lyon with its magnificent getaways and panoramas.
To help make your visit of this part of the city lively and educational, we have equipped your bike with an iPhone, which includes all multimedia contents you require to understand what you are visiting. Audio commentary, videos, maps and archive photos combined together to make a lively and interactive tour. You can listen to the sound via the speaker on your bike or through earplugs.

TOUR PROGRAMME (2 hours) :

• Bellecour
• Terreaux
• St Paul
• L'Homme de la Roche & Subsistance
• The Conservatoire and St Jean Fortress
• The School of Weaving and the chartreux garden
• Place Rouville
• The Painted Walls of Famous Lyonnais