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...nightfall, head up to Fourvière or out on one of the Saône bridges, to catch the view when the spectacular Plan Lumière bathes 230 buildings and bridges in multicolored light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Built to Be Beautiful | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

...best way to see Lyons is to take it from the top. Hop aboard the funicular, locally known as la ficelle (the string) to Fourvière, once the Gallic town of Lugdunum that was the capital of Roman Gaul. From the terrace of the 19th century Notre Dame basilica, on the site of the old Roman Forum, the view follows the city's progress, from the medieval and Renaissance Vieux Lyons on the banks of the Saône to the narrow 17th and 18th century Presqu'île, or peninsula, between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Built to Be Beautiful | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

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