Fourvière Basilica
Guide
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeChurchAllow 45–75 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A white basilica with four corner towers on top of the hill, lavish inside with gold mosaics and marble, and an esplanade next to it with the whole city, the two rivers and, on clear days, the Alps laid out below.
A brief history
The people of Lyon vowed to build it if the city was spared in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870; it was paid for by public donations and finished in 1884.
Tips
- Best time
- Late afternoon for the view; walk down through the Rosary Garden
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 45–75 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually open daily from about 8:00 to 18:30 (check)
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