France

A weekend in Lyon

Friday evening to Sunday afternoon in Lyon, planned around the fact that you arrive tired and leave in a hurry.

  • 2 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

3 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

    Textile Arts Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum, textile museum in Lyon, France

  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

  6. 20:3023:00

    Théâtre des Célestins

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

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theater in Lyon, France

Day 2

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

  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

  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

  6. 14:3017:00

    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

  7. 17:0019:30

    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

  8. 19:3021:00

    Chez M'man

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 21:0023:30

    Opéra Nouvel

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Lyon, France

Day 3

Departure day

5 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

    Gadagne (museums)

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Lyon History Museum and Puppet Arts Museum

    14 rue de Gadagne/1 place du Petit Collège

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–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

    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. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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