Best Lyon holiday apartments

Lyon is one of the world’s architectural treasures, a bustling city of commerce and culture in which modern life goes on in the shadow of buildings and neighbourhoods dating back to the Middle Ages. Known as the gastronomic capital of France it is a place of secret passageways, hidden courtyards and, not surprisingly, hundreds of restaurants and cafes, the best of which are off the well-trodden tourist routes and used mainly by locals. You might discover the best of the city by couchsurfing in Lyon and relying on your host’s local knowledge but there is a better option. A holiday apartment in Lyon from 9flats lets you live among the locals in privately owned accommodation and see the city as they do.

Experience local life with a Lyon holiday apartment

With 9flats you get away from anonymous hotels and overcrowded tourist areas and mingle with the people who are the best guides of them all – those who live, work and enjoy themselves in the city. 9flats lets you enjoy this unique perspective from properties of every type all over the world, whether it is a luxury holiday apartment in Beijing or a cosy loft vacation home in Buenos Aires. Holiday accommodation in Lyon opens the doors to a very different vacation experience, one that is as memorable and rewarding as you choose it to be.

Exploring from your holiday flat in Lyon

Lyon is a city to get lost in, a place for walking or cycling through the lanes and going wherever your interest takes you. Its gastronomic fame is built on the traditional bouchon restaurants, founded to feed the working classes but now renowned for serving good quality local specialities at affordable prices. Locals know the best ones so it may be worth asking the neighbours of your holiday apartment in Lyon for recommendations. They might also give you tips on some of the city’s must-see sights. Some of the best known are Fourviere basilica with its stunning views of the city, the gothic masterpiece that is St Jean Cathedral, the secret passageways in Croix-Rousse known as traboules and the Parc de la Tête d’Or, one of the largest and most beautiful parks in France. Children will love the park’s African plain where animals are free to wander in a natural environment.

Culture and countryside with a Rhone-Alpes holiday apartment

Cultural life is buzzing in Lyon, with everything from ballet to avant-garde theatre there to be enjoyed in one of the city’s many theatres. This is the home of cinema, where the Lumière brothers produced the world’s first movie. Their studio is now a museum open to the public. 9flats also offers holiday apartments in the Rhone-Alpes region surrounding Lyon, a beautiful place of mountains, rivers, vineyards and forests. Try a holiday flat in Grenoble and see the Alps up close, or cross over the border and spend a few days in a vacation home in Geneva. 9flats is your key to the world.