Cheap holiday in Lyon 2020-2021 - last minute deals to Lyon

Lyon – popular tourist destination

Low budget vacation in Lyon is a perfect chance to see France not on the photos but with your own eyes. Vacation in Lyon is a visit to a big beautiful city, one of the historical and cultural centers of the country, center of “Big Lyon” which is the community of cities with the population of 1,2 million people. Our website gives you an opportunity to see the advantages of the low budget vacation packages to Lyon!

History of the city

Last minute deals to Lyon will be even more interesting if you learn some historical facts about this city before going to France. The history of the city foundation is divided into three stages:

• First stage: from 600 BC. At that time the Romans founded one of the Forums on the territory of modern Lyon. In facts this place didn’t have a city status; it wasn’t a fortress or a permanent residence of the colonists. It was probably a trading centre.
• Second stage: from the III century BC. That was the time when new houses were built on the banks of two rivers, Rhône and Saône, to make permanent settlements for people. This territory was strategically important not only for trading and transportation, but also for wars that often took place during that period of time.
• Third stage: the foundation of the city Lyon (43 BC). A permanent Roman settlement was necessary at that time and one of the commanders in the army of Julius Caesar, Lucius Munatius Plancus, decided to start the city construction on the large scale. Mud huts and wooden houses were preplaced by stone buildings; new roads, thermaes, aqueducts and forums were built.

Low budget vacation in Lyon. Tourist attractions

The tour around the city should start at the wonderful Bellecour Square, where you can find chestnut valleys, gardens and the equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Another important landmark is the Carnot Square where you can see the Monument to the Republic.

Low budget vacation in Lyon gives you a chance to visit the St. John’s Cathedral, the Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière, the Fourvière Metallic Tower and an ancient hotel – Hotel-Dieu. By the way, this is the place were François Rabelais wrote his remarkable novel “Gargantua and Pantagruel”.

Low budget vacation is a great opportunity to visit Lyon during the Festival of Lights . It is the festival of illumination when the streets are decorated with lanterns, lights and lamps. Trips to Lyon also give you a chance to visit the Nuits Sonores Music Festival.

Last minute vacation deals to Lyon is a wonderful chance to enjoy the historic heart of the city, situated on the Presqu'île Peninsula. Here you can find the Celenstins Theatre, the Opera House, the City Hall, the Terreaux Square, comfortable street cafes, restaurants and boutiques.

Low budget vacation packages is a wonderful chance to visit the Government Square, one of the beautiful squares in the city. It is a rectangular pebbled square with a tree growing in the middle of it.

Vacations in Lyon offer you to take a walk along the Mercière street, the south part of which is pedestrian only. We offer you a vacation in Lyon on a low budget. As a rule vacation costs vary, but we make it affordable!