Suggestions for Lyon & district

[RooFlyer]

In April 2024 I am again planning to tool around eastern Rhône-Alpes (as it used to be)



.. with a car and spending most time in Haute-Savoie but spending maybe 3 nights/4 days in and around Lyon. My interests are history, landscapes and wine, so the roman ruins, Vienne, prehistoric paintings at Caverne du Pont d'Arc and the old parts of Lyon etc are all on my radar.

Wonder if anyone has suggestions for other visits in the district, especially to the east; maybe the Lyon-Valence-Geneva triangle? Medieval villages, very rural great restaurants etc.

I've been around Nimes, Arles, Chambery and Annecy

@esseeeayeenn I found your post here , plus @VPS at various times, although usually further south (which I followed previously )

Also, accommodation. Usually I'd try to stay near the old town, but maybe not in Lyon (parking, cost, time to get in & out). Any suggestions for around the periphery; maybe close to metro? Or stay right out (suggestions?) and train in for day trips?

 

[VPS]

Most of the places I visited may be a bit too far south for you.

Just off the top of my head - My friend had a house just out of Uzes which is a lovely little town and I enjoyed Avignon. If you go a bit further south Tarascon/Beaucaire has some interesting castles. Is There Anything to See in Tarascon and Beaucaire, France? - Travelsewhere

Orange is a pleasant town and has an old Roman theatre. The Pont du Gard is worth seeing as is Isle sur la Sorgue

It's a few years since I was in Lyon so most of the restaurants may be out of date but it was quite walkable with a good tourist train

 

[RooFlyer]

As much as I like those southern areas, cant get 'mission creep' too far south

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Most of the places I visited may be a bit too far south for you.

And I am sure Rooey won't mind me climbing aboard this thread but we are thinking seaside south of France for next May / June if we can find somewhere priced reasonably

 

[RB]

Not sure if Prades would be too far south but we really enjoyed a few days there. Could head out to Mt Canigou and look at a few rocks