Basilique de Fourvière

This is the next must-see in Lyon.
The church is enthroned on the hill Fourvière which it is also named after.
In our opinion the most awesome thing there is not the church itself, it`s the view you have from hill Fourvière.
The viewing platform offers a look over the whole city and when the sky is clear you can even see the Alps.
The best way to do it is to climb up the hill, no worries there are footpaths sourounded by a nice park.
For the lazy ones there is also the Funiculaire driving up the hill.



When you once reached the hill you will also see a huge gold-statue of the Virgin Mary.
The statue has an important historic background. In 1634 the plague raged around Lyon and the inhabitants of Lyon prayed to the Virgin Mary to be spared out from the plague. Seems like the praying worked, the plague never came to Lyon. The grateful citizens of lyon then built the Basilica Notre-Dame Fourvière and 200 years later on the 8th december topped it with the golden Mary.
This is also the beginning of the Fête des Lumières held each year on the 8th december, when the whole city is bathed in light. An event that attracts tourist from all over the world.