Dead end of the Platière
Impasse de la Platière Welcome to Impasse de la Platière, a place steeped in history and charm in the heart of Lyon. Located at 5 Rue de la Platière, this discreet cul-de-sac widens to form a lovely courtyard that invites exploration. Upon entering the cul-de-sac, you will be struck by its unique architecture. A tower […]
Traboule and very beautiful courtyard at 27 quai Saint-Antoine
27 Quai Saint-Antoine / 58 Rue Mercière. You are standing before an exceptional architectural ensemble on the Presqu'île. The two 15th-century access walkways, beneath ribbed vaults and transverse arches decorated with grotesques, lead to a courtyard where a 16th-century gallery with slender columns connects two 15th-century buildings. One, on the street side […]
Traboule with double courtyard at 81 rue de la République
81 rue de la République / 20 rue Bellecordière. Note: The driveways are private and gated at both ends, but they often remain accessible on the République side due to the presence of a gym that uses these premises. Please be respectful of the property. The entrance is via a vaulted carriageway with a curved archway […]
Traboule of the Printing Museum, 13 rue de la Poulaillerie
13 rue de la Poulaillerie / 2 rue des Forces. The museum entrance, dating from the 15th century, is the former Hôtel de la Couronne, which served as Lyon's third City Hall from 1604 to 1652. The city acquired it in 1957 thanks to a donation from Crédit Lyonnais. It became the Museum of […]
Punaise Street, at 16 Juiverie Street
16 rue Juiverie / 7 montée Saint-Barthélémy. The Punaise alley is a sloping passageway connecting 16 rue Juiverie to montée Saint-Barthélemy. However, access is currently blocked by two padlocked gates: one at the top of the steep slope, preventing access back to montée Saint-Barthélemy, and the other at the bottom, at the level of […]
Courtyard of the Croppet house, magistrate's family at 14 rue du Boeuf
14 rue du Bœuf. The house at 14 rue du Bœuf once belonged to the Croppet de Varissan family, an influential lineage in Lyon. In one corner of the courtyard is a well surmounted by a stone pyramid, erected by the Canon-Counts of Lyon to commemorate the services rendered by the Croppet family. [… ]
Courtyard of the Dugas house at 23 rue Juiverie
23 rue Juiverie. The Maison Dugas, located at number 23 rue Juiverie in Lyon, is an emblematic example of Renaissance architecture in the city. Built in 1617 by Jérôme Lentillon, this house is particularly recognizable by its façade adorned with Florentine rustication and decorated with 12 lion heads in relief, hence its nickname "House of the […]
Henri IV House at 1 montée Saint-Barthélemy
1 Montée Saint-Barthélemy. This house, whose current façade bears witness to several centuries of history, was built during the reign of Francis I, who stayed there briefly in 1515. Located within the walls of Rue Juiverie, it retains traces of its prestigious past. However, it was only in the 19th century that a bust of Henry IV was […]
Courtyard of the Hotel Bullioud at 8 rue Juiverie
8 rue Juiverie. Enter at 8 rue Juiverie and head into the second courtyard. In the first courtyard, notice the Renaissance-style canopy and shell well. Created in 1536 by Philibert de L'Orme, considered the greatest architect of the French Renaissance, this gallery is one of the architectural gems of Old Lyon. Philibert […]
Lawyers’ House at 60 rue Saint-Jean
60 rue Saint-Jean. The courtyard of the Maison des Avocats (Lawyers' House), located in the heart of Old Lyon, is a place steeped in history that immerses us in the city's medieval atmosphere. Today, this building houses the Miniature and Cinema Museum, but its past is much older and more fascinating. Built between 1300 and 1528, the […]
