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This famous Lyon festival happens every year in December, where magical light and sound displays are projected onto various buildings around the city.
To give thanks to the Virgin Mary, a tradition that started out as lighting little candles on window sills, the Fête des Lumières has grown into a yearly festival which lasts four nights in December during which magical light displays are projected onto various buildings, including Saint-Jean Cathedral, the steps on Montée de la Grande Côte (on the way up to La Croix-Rousse), Place Bellecour, Fourvière hill, quai Saint-Antoine and the ancient Roman amphitheatres. On the website and app you can find three suggested itineraries that take two hours each, so you can try a different one each night and even go back and revisit your favourites on the fourth. One route shines a new light on Vieux Lyon, going from the amphitheatres to Saint-Paul station; another from the slopes of La Croix-Rousse to top of the city centre on Rue de la République; and a third through the heart of the Presqu’île district from the bank of one river to another, ending with a live performance on quai Saint-Antoine by the Saône.
Fête des Lumières, Lyon: 7-10 December 2017
Fête des Lumières, Lyon: 7-10 December 2017
Fête des Lumières, Lyon: 7-10 December 2017
Fête des Lumières, Lyon: 7-10 December 2017
Fête des Lumières, Lyon: 7-10 December 2017
Fête des Lumières, Lyon: 7-10 December 2017
Fête des Lumières, Lyon: 7-10 December 2017
Fête des Lumières, Lyon: 7-10 December 2017
Fête des Lumières, Lyon: 7-10 December 2017
- Monday:
- Closed
- Tuesday:
- Closed
- Wednesday:
- Closed
- Thursday:
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19:00 - 23:00
- Friday:
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20:00 - 00:00
- Saturday:
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20:00 - 00:00
- Sunday:
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19:00 - 23:00