LIVING IN LYON
Discover the beautiful city of Lyon and French culture!
Choosing Lyon for your language study holiday and your French course
One of Europe’s leading cities and the capital of the Rhône-Alpes region, Lyon is France’s second largest city. It attracts large numbers of visitors throughout the year for business and tourism.
Ideally located between northern and southern Europe, Lyon has always been a major crossroads for trade of all kinds. The city has an international airport (Lyon-Saint-Exupéry). Two thousand years of history have left their mark on the urban landscape, from Roman ruins to the most modern architecture. Lyon’s heritage showcases different eras and reflects the city’s constant evolution.
Why choose Lyon to learn French?
Lyon is an attractive destination for learning French, on your own or in a group. It’s an authentic, dynamic, safe town offering excellent value for money. It’s on a human scale, so you can get around on foot or by public transport. It’s an authentic, dynamic, safe town offering excellent value for money. What’s more, Lyon is the capital of gastronomy. There are many typical restaurants to choose from. When it comes to going out, Lyon has no shortage of places to go and great ideas for all ages!
Coming to Lyon for a French course
- Lyon is a large, dynamic and modern city, with a modern and fast transport system, development projects and an active economy.
- Lyon offers an authentic and safe environment: with less mass tourism than other destinations in France.
- Lyon is an international crossroads, easily accessible (international airport, TGV), 2 hours from Paris and well connected to all the major European capitals.
- Lyon is a city to suit all ages and budgets: a university city, a business city, a city of culture and history, you’ll enjoy living in districts with different atmospheres, with architecture that traces its history and development back to Antiquity.
- Lyon is less expensive than traditional tourist destinations: 30% cheaper than Paris or the South of France, your budget will be better spent and you’ll get better value for money from your investment.
Come to Lyon and practise your French according to your tastes and your desire to discover life in France
Lyon is a lively and welcoming city: the Lyonnais love going out to cafés and restaurants, strolling through the pedestrian streets with their many shops and squares rich in history and monuments. You'll be able to share the habits of the Lyonnais and feel a little part of Lyon during your stay, and in Lyon you'll speak French!
Lyon offers a rich cultural life and a wide variety of entertainment to suit all ages and tastes:
Do you love art and culture?
Do you love gastronomy and want to "live the French way"?
Do you love nature and sporting activities?
Lyon Bleu, ambassadeur OnlyLyon
OnlyLyon’s objective is from go to at value on the scene nationale and internationale the assets from the metropolis in Lyon, which they aretourist attractions, economic, or, more generally, academic art. a unique way of life that can only be found in Lyon!
Culture and education
Each of our course programmes offers activities linked to French culture and life. All aspects of everyday life are covered in vocabulary classes and practical activities.
Cultural events are a regular opportunity for teachers to propose creative and dynamic teaching activities. It’s a work focused on the essential integration of the cultural element in learning the French language, and it’s also an opportunity for the participating groups to present and exhibit their work to the other groups and students, making for a fun exchange of ideas.
A typical week at Lyon Bleu International
Welcome visit
Guided tour of central Lyon
1h30
Free
Every Monday
For all new students
Visits and discovering Lyon
Guided tour of Lyon’s districts
1h30
Examples of visits:
Old Lyon and Fourvière
Croix-Rousse and the slopes
Bellecour and Hôtel-Dieu
Painted walls
Les Brotteaux and the Tête d’or park
Les Halles de Lyon
Gastronomy and cooking
Tasting and discovering gastronomy
1h30
Examples of tastings:
Wine and cheese
Sweets and confectionery
Lyon specialities
Pastry discoveries
Chocolates
Discover Lyon’s museums
Every Thursday, discover a Lyon museum
1h30 to 2h30
Some of Lyon’s museums :
Film Museum
Museum of Fine Arts
Musée Gadagne (history of Lyon)
Canuts Museum
Musée des confluences
Discover Lyon differently
By bus, by mini-tram, by bike,
By bateau-mouche, food tour or segway,
On an electric scooter, on an urban tour
Around Lyon
The chocolate town of Tain de l’Hermitage, the medieval village of Pérouges, the Brou Monastery and its museum (Bourg-en-Bresse), Vienne and the Gallo-Roman Museum of St Romain en Gal.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday activities are also available:
Shopping, brunches, Lyon markets, parks
Coming to Lyon
