Gourguillon Ascent

The Montée du Gourguillon, in Lyon

The Montée du Gourguillon is one of the oldest ways of Lyon, a cobbled street that climbs towards Fourvière. The Lyon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this Gallo-Roman way more than two thousand years old, which formerly linked the Vieux-Lyon to the hill.

The Gallo-Roman way towards the hill

The Montée du Gourguillon is one of the oldest Gallo-Roman ways of Lyon: it thus has more than two thousand years of history! For a long time, it was moreover the only way that linked the lower quarter of the bank of the Saône, the current Vieux-Lyon, to the hill of Fourvière, where Lugdunum was located, the great Roman capital of the Gauls. This cobbled street, steep and winding, climbs the hillside in steps and keeps all the charm and the authenticity of old Lyon. It was taken for centuries by the inhabitants, the pilgrims, the processions and even the kings during their solemn entries into the town. Lined with old houses, passages and picturesque courtyards, the Montée du Gourguillon is laden with the thousand-year-old history of the town. To climb it is to follow the steps of the people of Lyon of all the eras and to reach the heights and their panoramas. A historic and picturesque way, the Montée du Gourguillon is a fine stop of the discovery of Lyon.

What to see

Here you climb one of the oldest Gallo-Roman ways of Lyon, more than two thousand years old, for a long time the only one linking the bank of the Saône to the hill of Fourvière where Lugdunum was located, a steep cobbled stepped street lined with old houses and picturesque courtyards, taken through the centuries by the inhabitants, pilgrims and kings. The Montée du Gourguillon is laden with history in Lyon. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Montée du Gourguillon links the Vieux-Lyon to the hill of Fourvière, reachable on foot by a stepped climb. It is a public street freely accessible. Good shoes are recommended to climb this steep and cobbled way.

What is the Montée du Gourguillon in Lyon?

One of the oldest Gallo-Roman ways of Lyon, more than two thousand years old, for a long time the only one to link the bank of the Saône to the hill of Fourvière, where Lugdunum was located; this steep cobbled stepped street is lined with old houses and picturesque courtyards.

Where is the Montée du Gourguillon of Lyon?

Between the Vieux-Lyon and the hill of Fourvière, in France.