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Top 4 nightlife & evening things to do in Lyon

Lyon after dark. Jazz bars, food crawls that start at 9 PM, sundowner cruises, and the rooftops worth the climb. Curated for travellers who'd rather their evenings be a story than a queue.

  1. Lyon Private City Highlights Tour, Lyon1

    1. Lyon Private City Highlights Tour

    · 4 hours

    Discover Lyon in comfort on a private, fully personalized sightseeing ride with an English-speaking Welcome Driver. Customize your route, choose your preferred stops, and explore the city at your own pace while your friendly local driver shares insights, stories, and practical tips along the way. This flexible, door-to-door experience offers a relaxed and stress-free way to see Lyon’s top landmarks without navigating public transport or walking long distances. Begin with pickup from your accommodation and head to Fourvière Hill for panoramic views over the city. Continue through Presqu’île to admire Lyon’s elegant squares, architecture, and vibrant atmosphere, then enjoy a peaceful stop at Parc de la Tête d’Or, one of the city’s most beautiful green spaces. After exploring Lyon’s highlights, relax on your smooth return drive back to your accommodation.

  2. From Lyon: Private wine tour of Beaujolais all inclusive, Lyon2

    2. From Lyon: Private wine tour of Beaujolais all inclusive

    5.0· 18 reviews· 7 hours

    Embark on a unique expedition around wine and gastronomy! Accompanied by a Wine Expert Guide (WET 2) who transports you, discover exceptional wineries, taste wines made in the presence of the winemaker and enjoy an incredible lunch in a bistronomic restaurant with food & wine pairing (meals included in the offer). On the program of the day: two visits / tastings in wineries and lunch in a bistronomic restaurant with panoramic views of the valley and an incredible wine list ( + 500 references)! This adventure is offered to anyone who wants to discover beautiful landscapes, taste wines recognized in confidential wineries and sometimes closed to the public and enjoy a lunch made from local products and accompanied by wine. I would be pleased to share with you all my knowledge and my favorites on this unique day.

  3. Unique Tours Lyon: Private Walking Tour of the Traboules, Lyon3

    3. Unique Tours Lyon: Private Walking Tour of the Traboules

    5.0· 5 reviews

    A truly private tour : This experience is 100% private: only you and your group — no strangers, no fixed routes, no imposed pace. Access to non-public traboules : Explore historic traboules that are normally closed to the general public, in Vieux Lyon and Croix-Rousse, thanks to a licensed and authorized local guide. Living history, not tourist storytelling : Discover the key role of the silk workers (Canuts) and the French Resistance during World War II, through the secret passageways that shaped Lyon’s history. A flexible itinerary, tailored to you : The walk adapts to your interests: architecture, medieval history, local life, or UNESCO World Heritage. Led by a local expert : Your tour is guided by a licensed professional guide, specialized in private and cultural tours in Lyon. Carefully selected traboules : With over 500 traboules across the city, this tour focuses on the most meaningful and historically rich ones — many outside conventional tourist routes

  4. Lyon Highlights & Secrets Walking Guided Tour (small group) including Funicular, Lyon4

    4. Lyon Highlights & Secrets Walking Guided Tour (small group) including Funicular

    5.0· 883 reviews· 3 hours

    Plunge into the exciting stories that Lyon hides. Stories, anecdotes and legends that create unforgettable memories - as do its outstanding museums, dynamic cultural life, its past as a France's foremost publishing center, capital of the Three Gauls, and "capitale de la Résistance française"; And last, but not least, all the facts that have turned Lyon into France's gastronomical capital. During the 3 hours we will spend together, you will linger in the major monuments, but also discover the most awe-inspiring hidden secret places. The world is a book, and those who do not travel and discover, read only one page.

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