View point from the basilica

The view from the Basilica of Fourvière, in Lyon

The view from the esplanade of Fourvière offers one of the finest panoramas over Lyon, as far as the eye can see. The Lyon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this exceptional belvedere, from which you take in the whole town, its rivers and, on a clear day, the Alps.

The panorama over the town and its rivers

From the esplanade located in front of the Basilica of Fourvière, at the summit of the hill, you enjoy one of the finest panoramas over Lyon. From this belvedere, the gaze takes in the whole town, deployed at your feet: the Vieux-Lyon and its old roofs below, the Presqu'île between the two rivers, the Rhône and the Saône that wind through the town before joining, the modern quarters in the distance and the forest of roofs, bell towers and towers. On a clear day, the panorama reaches still further, up to the foothills of the mountains and even the snowy summits of the Alps, including Mont Blanc, that stand out on the horizon. It is the ideal place to grasp at a single glance the geography and the scale of Lyon, the third town of France, and to understand how it developed around its hills and its rivers. A must-see belvedere and a postcard of the town, the view from the Basilica of Fourvière is a major contemplative stop of the discovery of Lyon.

What to see

Here you enjoy, from the esplanade of Fourvière at the summit of the hill, one of the finest panoramas over Lyon: the Vieux-Lyon and its roofs below, the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône, the forest of bell towers and towers, and on a clear day, the snowy summits of the Alps including Mont Blanc on the horizon. The view from the basilica is the postcard of Lyon. It is a major contemplative stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The view from the Basilica of Fourvière is discovered from the esplanade at the summit of the hill, in Lyon, reachable on foot by a climb or by the funicular. It is an open-air viewpoint, freely accessible. The view is particularly beautiful on a clear day, when the Alps clear.

What can you see from the Basilica of Fourvière in Lyon?

One of the finest panoramas over Lyon: the Vieux-Lyon and its roofs below, the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône, the forest of bell towers and towers, and on a clear day, the snowy summits of the Alps including Mont Blanc on the horizon.

Where is this view from the Basilica of Fourvière in Lyon?

On the esplanade at the summit of the hill of Fourvière, in Lyon, in France.