Cheap Car Hire France - car hire at lyon france airportLyon is the second largest city in France after Paris and has for the past 500yrs been a powerful centre for the textile, pharmaceutical and banking trades. The knock on effects of this thriving economy are quite simply outstanding - a range of interesting museums, a dynamic university, first-class shopping, antique markets, varied nightlife, art-house cinema and vibrant theatre and music festivals.Lyon is also the undisputed centre of French gastronomy. Ask a French person what one should sample in Lyon and they'll probably wax lyrical about the soft St-Felicien and St Marcellin cheeses or the Andouillettes à la Lyonnaise (tripe sausages stuffed with veal served with fried onions). You'll find these local specialities in reasonably priced restaurants known as 'bouchons' or 'meres'. Expore Lyon With Cheap Car HireHire a car in lyon and explore Vieux Lyon which is a delightful labyrinth of cobbled alleyways, Renaissance palaces and two Roman amphitheatres which still stage rock concerts even today. The Presqu'ile is also worth a foray and is the heart of modern-day Lyonnais life. Here you'll find the huge Place Bellecour with its statue of Louis XIV, the 17th century Hotel de Ville and the Palais St-Pierre, a former Benedictine convent and now home to the Musee des Beaux Arts. This is just a taster as there's plenty more sights and sounds to be had in Lyon! So hire a car today and explore this wonderful city |
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