Croix-Rousse
Unusual
When art redraws the city
Lyon is today internationally recognised for its murals. Since 1986, the Cité Création collective has helped produce more than 100 painted walls in Lyon, giving an original look to the city. This street art, initially at odds with official establishments, has become a recognised, more conventional art form and an emblem of Lyon's artistic renewal.
Today, Lyon continues to be a vibrant breeding ground for artists who embrace the streets as an open-air gallery. Many initiatives are being created and associations are carrying out various projects to show the public the vitality and diversity of these street art creations.
Ephemeral by nature, street murals - be they entirely made of glued paper, spray-painted or painted frescoes, stencils, mosaics, vinyl, vegetable moss - show the extraordinary inventiveness of these artists who have notably designated the Croix-Rousse district as the motherland of their creation.
This visit is therefore intended to be educational and evolving. Let yourself be swept away by this city’s new appearance!
Worth knowing
Please ensure you arrive 10 minutes before the tour commences.
Booking is necessary online or at +33(0)4 72 77 69 69
Cancellation free of charge 72 hours before schedule activity.
Warning: there are many stairs when going down the slopes of the Croix-Rousse.
Children and minors remain under the responsibility of their parents during this visit. The participation of an adult is mandatory for each reservation
Health and safety commitments
In order to ensure the safety of our visitors, all tours provided by ONLYLYON Tourism have been adapted with routes that enable physical distancing and compliance with applicable health regulations:
- Group limited according to the standards in force
- The guide and all participants aged 11 and above must wear a mask at all times
- The sanitary pass is not compulsory for this outdoor visit
- A distance of 1 metre must be maintained between participants
- Our guides are equipped with a hygiene kit
- Our guides alone make contact with objects (doors, light switches, etc.)
- Out of respect for the inhabitants, we limit the passage in the traboules during the visit
Duration
2h00
Kind
Guided tour on foot
Access
Metro C > Hénon
Meeting point
In front of the Canuts wall painting, at the corner of rue Denfert-Rochereau and bd des Canuts, Lyon 4th.
Prices
What is "flacking" in French?
That art involves repairing the holes and cracks of the pavement with tiles, by creating puddles (“flaques” in French) of coloured mosaics. The Lyon street artist Ememem dreamed up this technique, which gives new imaginative charm to the footpath.
Tour guides
Claire
I was born in the north of France and decided to come to Lyon about fifteen years ago to finish my studies… and I've been here ever since!
My interest in foreign languages and heritage led me to study for a lecturing guide diploma prior to branching out to accompany groups in France and abroad
Having starting out in Bourgogne, I now work as a guide in Lyon and the surrounding area (Vienne, Beaujolais, southern Bourgogne, Pérouges).
What I still really enjoy about this job are the human encounters and the wide variety of themes broached. It's never boring!
My favourite place in Lyon: Les Jardins du Rosaire… an absolute must!
Bénédicte
My tours invite you to view the city like a tightrope walker balancing between light-heartedness and knowledge, gastronomy and architecture, silk and alchemy, football and botany, cinema and historic periods... And many other subjects that are the essence of Lyon.
Although I'm interested in the world in general, I chose to return to the city where I grew up, not to work but to pursue a passion: guiding visitors through Lyon, my home town. I will take you on a trip through time, from past to future, in a city where you can never be bored, and where there's something of interest for every generation. .
So if you want to discover the different areas in Lyon like a real little "gone" (street urchin), don't hesitate to follow me! I've worn out many pairs of trainers in the traboules and on the slopes of the three hills, I'm acquainted with Guignol's entire repertoire, and know where you can enjoy the best mâchons.
If you're interested, I'll be waiting under the horse's tail!
Fiona
Located at a geographical crossroads, the city of Lyon has always warmly welcomed people of various origins, whether it’s for a drink, a meal, a stay or to live, as it did for me.
As a tour guide, I get to meet people from various regions, countries and cultural backgrounds every day. This is why I decided to study foreign languages (English and German).
Originally from Picardy, I settled in Lyon after tasting life in the laid-back Loire and bustling Paris. In the end, I had the greatest affinity with Lyon.
Like Lyon, I love food: the Capital of Gastronomy is a mouthwatering place to be!
Like Lyon, I have the gift of the gab: this city has more than 2000 years of history and anecdotes to tell.
Like Lyon, I am curious: you need to explore behind the city’s façades and through its traboules to really get to know it.
Lastly, like Lyon, I like a laugh: the city’s famous puppet Guignol and its cafés-théâtres are a delight!
Come with me to discover what you share with Lyon!
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