🇫🇷 Lyon, France | A City Straight Out of an Old Movie
Lyon: The birthplace of the world’s first film, the hometown of The Little Prince, and the "Stomach of France" with its legendary cuisine. 🎬 Itinerary Day 1: Place Bellecour → Film Museum → Traboules → Fresque des Lyonnais (mural) Day 2: Fourvière Hill & Basilica → Gallo-Roman Museum & Ruins → Puppet Museum Day 3: Le Bal des Ardents(Most Beautiful Bookstore) ⛪ Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière Perched atop Fourvière Hill, this Byzantine-Gothic masterpiece (150+ years old) dazzles with: Gold-leaf interiors & global Madonna statues Best city views from its terrace 📸 🚡 Pro Tip: Take the funicular from Vieux Lyonstation (runs every 5 mins!). 🎥 Must-Visits in Old Town 🎞️ Film & Miniature Museum (Musée Cinéma et Miniature) Jaw-dropping movie props & hyper-realistic miniatures Genius layout blending cinema magic with architecture 🎭 Puppet Museum (Musée des arts de la marionnette) Home to Guignol(Lyon’s iconic puppet) + quirky, eerie puppets Try puppeteering yourself! 🥐 Pralus Bakery Must-try: Brioche à la praline rose(pink sugar-almond bread) 🚪 Secret Traboules Lyon’s 400+ hidden passageways (marked with blue lion plaques) weave through buildings like a real-life maze. Cool as AC in summer 🌞 Perfect for hide-and-seek(as seen in Divas Hit the Road!) 🏛️ Gallo-Roman Museum & Ruins Museum: A brutalist cave with 5 floors of artifacts Theater Ruins: Walk through a door into ancient Rome (€7, closed Mon) Bonus: Got in free due to rain! ☔ #Lyon #LittlePrince #FilmHistory #HiddenFrance
