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We highly recomend to visit France gastronomy center- Lyon. Lyon is the third France city after Paris and Marseille. Lyon lies between two hills: the Fourvicre and Croix-Rousse and between two rivers: the turbulent Rhone and the tranquil Saone. The modern city part setted in Presqu’ile peninsula, wich is between that to rivers. Lyon is the capital of of the Rhone-Alpes region. It was first an important Roman capital, then a major Christian center. A UNESCO World Heritage place, Lyon has 2,000 years of history imprinted on its cobblestone streets. Travel through the centuries with stops at the Roman theaters and Temple of Cybele on Fourviere Hill, the 19th-century Basilica of Fourviere and the cathedral Primatiale St-Jean. Is a must to see three areaa in Lyon: Vieux Lyon, which is the old town, Croix-Rousse- the quarter where the canuts (silk-weavers) used to work and the Presqu’ile area, where Museum of Fine Arts, luxurious boutiques, such as Cartier and Hermes are placed.
Lyon titled as France culinary capital. It has the largest number of Michelin-starred restaurants, the best known chef Paul Bocuse has his restaurant in Lyon and this town can be called the cuisine‘s paradise. The main dining streets are La Rue Merciere and La Rue des Marronniers. Here you can taste regional sepcialities: gateau de foie (liver cake), andouillete, cochonnailles (including the unlikely bits of the pig, such as tripes, head, tongue, feet), as well as the safer and delicious Quenelle sauce homardine, praline pie.
The town is as facinating in a day as in the night. Luminosity is the second thing for which Lyon is well known. Buildings and fountains are beautifully lit at night, giving a magical atmosphere. Cross the River Saone by one of its passerelle bridges on a summer evening at sunset, and you'll see the city of Lyon glow with a hazy, burnt-orange light.
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