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A week in Lyon

Seven days in Lyon without seven days of sightseeing. The plan slows down in the middle, which is what a week is for.

  • 6 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Lyon trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

7 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Brasserie Georges

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    restaurant in Lyon, France

    30, cours de Verdun

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 11:30–22:45 · Fri–Sat 11:30–00:15 · Sun closed

  3. 14:3017:00

    Théâtre des Célestins

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theater in Lyon, France

    place des Célestins

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    La Mère Brazier

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Michelin starred restaurant, Lyon, France

    12 rue Royale

  6. 20:3023:00

    Opéra Nouvel

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Lyon, France

    place de la Comédie

Day 2

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Wallace

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    2 rue Octavio Mey

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Musée des Confluences

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France

    86 quai Perrache

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:30–18:30

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Balthaz'art

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    restaurant in Lyon, France

    19 rue des Pierres Plantées

  6. 14:3017:00

    Contemporary Arts Museum of Lyon

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon, France

    81 quai Charles de Gaulle

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    Textile Arts Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum, textile museum in Lyon, France

    34 rue de la Charité

  8. 19:3021:00

    Chez M'man

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    4 Rue des Marronniers

  9. 21:0022:30

    Johnny Walsh's

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    56 rue St Georges

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    René Nardone Glacier

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    3 place Ennemond Fousseret/26 quai de Bondy,

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 08:30–23:00 · Fri–Sat 08:30–23:30 · Sun 08:30–23:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Institut Lumière

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in France

    25 rue du Premier Film

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–18:30

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    L'Art et la Manière

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    102 Grande rue de la Guillotière

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 19:00–21:30 · Sat–Sun closed

  6. 14:3017:00

    Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Lyon, France

    20 Place des Terreaux, 69001 Lyon

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Le Layon

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    52 rue Mercière

  9. 20:3023:00

    Bourse du Travail (Lyon)

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre and trade unions' community centre in Lyon, France

    205 Pl. Guichard, 69003 Lyon

Day 4

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Boulangerie du Palais

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    8 rue du Palais de Justice

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Center for the History of the Resistance and Deportation

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    WW2 museum in Lyon, France

    14 avenue Berthelot

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sat 10:00–18:00 · Sun closed

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Prairial

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    1 Pl. Hubert Mounier

  6. 14:3017:00

    Lugdunum Musée et Théâtres

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum about Roman Gaul in Lyon, France

    17 Rue Cléberg, 69005 Lyon

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 11:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    La Piazzetta

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Place Benoît Crépu 11, 69005 Lyon

  9. 20:3022:00

    Paddy's Corner

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    4 rue de la Terrasse

Day 5

9 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Le Café du Rhône

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Café in Lyon

    23 Quai Victor Augagneur, 69003 Lyon

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 11:00–01:00 · Sat 08:00–01:00 · Sun 08:00–17:00

  2. 08:45

    4h 15m open

    08:45 – 13:00

    A morning to yourselves

  3. 13:0014:00

    Têtedoie

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Rue du Professeur Pierre Marion, 69005

  4. 14:3017:00

    Musée urbain Tony Garnier

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Project

    4 rue des Serpollières

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 14:00–18:00 · Sun closed

  5. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  6. 19:0020:30

    Les Adrets

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    30 rue du Boeuf

  7. 20:3023:00

    Maison de la danse

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theater in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon, France

    8 Av. Jean Mermoz, 69008 Lyon

Day 6

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Le Bistrot d'Odette

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    101 Av. Maréchal de Saxe, 69003 Lyon

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun closed

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Musée Miniature et Cinéma

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in France

    60 rue St Jean

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Au 14 Février

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    6 rue Mourguet

  6. 14:3017:00

    Musée de l'Imprimerie et de la Communication Graphique

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Lyon, France

    13 rue de la Poulaillerie

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Chez Paul

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    11 rue du Major Martin

  9. 20:3022:00

    Kelly's

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    12 quai Romain Rolland

Day 7

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Momento Coffee

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    49 Gd Rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–18:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Maison des Canuts

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in France

    12 Rue d'Ivry, 69004 Lyon

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Brasserie L'Ouest - Bocuse

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    quai du commerce 1, 69009 Lyon 9eme Arrondissement

    Opening hours: Mon 19:00–22:00 · Tue–Fri 12:00–14:00 · Sat–Sun 19:00–23:00

  6. 14:30

    You leave

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