Self-guided tour

Gothic Treasure and Spiritual Heart in Old Lyon, an exceptional architectural testimony, blending Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Welcome to the Impasse Turquet, a historical gem nestled in the heart of Lyon! This narrow cobbled street, preserved through the ages, transports us into the meanders of the 14th or 15th century, where time seems suspended.

The Maison Thomassin is one of the oldest residences in Lyon, named after the Thomassin family, an old bourgeois family prosperous thanks to the drapery trade.

Enter at 8 rue Juiverie and head into the second courtyard. It was here that the architect Philibert de L'Orme achieved an architectural feat in 1536 by erecting the gallery that bears his name, thus harmoniously linking the two buildings.

Admire the Gothic façade of the building, observe the mullioned windows, the beautiful door at number 19, with its semicircular arch above it and the wrought iron impost.