There's nothing like it - each year, around 8 December, the four-day Lyon light festival changes the city's buildings into a series of fairy tales.| www.offbeatfrance.com
Fourviere Hill is a World Heritage Site. It has a basilica, a mini Eiffel Tower, roman ruins, and the best Lyon views.| www.offbeatfrance.com
This selection of hotels near Lyon train station (Part-Dieu) will buy you some extra sleep time. Some are literally across the street.| www.offbeatfrance.com