Lyon

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France's second biggest urban area is the city of Lyon. Lyon or also known as Luyon is a city in east central France. It is a large urban area, second to Paris with Marseilles at third. It is also a primary business hub and is probably French's gastronomic capital. It has significant contributions in the cinema history because of Auguste and Louis Lumiere.

A professional football team based in Lyon, the Olympique Lyonnais has added fame for the Lyon image, especially in the worldwide scene when they participated in the European football championships. Even if this city was formerly a gray and boring city, tourists nowadays are starting to explore and discover the rich culture and its majesty that it possesses. For decades, a lot of these tourist spots have been neglected and were not given attention by tourists. You will be very much engulfed with the view and you will be very shocked as to whether why this city was not able to get a lot of attention from a world viewpoint and from international traveling guides. You will probably be surprised to see how beautiful the sights are.

It is probably not an easy thing for Lyon to stand out especially since Paris is just around the corner. Drawing attention from international tourists can be difficult since Lyon is much smaller and not a lot of landmarks from this city are famous. However, it is a must to visit this city most especially if you like modern art. Lyon is famous for innovation. Around the city, you can see Modern Art Museums, new fashion malls, architecture that you can feast your eyes on. More than a hundred painted walls can also be seen throughout Lyon.

Among its buildings with the finest architectures is the Place Saint Jean, which you will be able to see when you go sight seeing along the streets of Vieux Lyon. What you may not know about is that Lyon was previously the silk capital of the world. It also is known to be the culinary capital of France. You may want to try to enjoy Lyon yourself. Sure thing you'll probably be amazed and thrilled with what you will see.