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Lyon Food Markets
Food shopping in Lyon is an unmissable part of the city's experience. And with so many
urban spaces and parks, there are plenty of picnic spots too.
Lyon's famed indoor food market Les Halles de Lyon ( http://halledelyon.free.fr , in
French; 102 cours Lafayette, 3e;

8am-7pm Tue-Sat, 8am-noon Sun; Part-Dieu) has

over 60 stalls selling their renowned wares.
Lyon has two main outdoor food markets : Croix Rousse (bd de la Croix Rousse, 4e;
Tue-Sun morning; Croix Rousse) ; Presqu'île (quai St-Antoine, 2e; Tue-Sun morn-

ing; Bellecour or Cordeliers) .

LE WINE BAR D'À CÔTÉ
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Wine Bar

( 04 78 28 31 46; www.cave-vin-lyon.com , in French; 7 rue Pleney, 1er; Tue-Sat;
Cordeliers) Hidden in a tiny alleyway, this cultured wine bar is furnished like a
rustic English gentlemen's club, with leather sofa seating and library.

OPÉRA DE LYON
( 08 26 30 53 25; www.opera-lyon.com , in French; place de la Comédie, 1er; mid-
Sep-early Jul; Hôtel de Ville) Lyon's landmark opera house is the premier place
to catch opera, ballet and classical concerts.

Opera House

Information

Emergency
Police station (Commissariat de Police) place Sathonay (

04 78 28 11 87; 5 place Sa-

thonay, 1er; Hôtel de Ville) ; rue de la Charité ( 04 78 42 26 56; 47 rue de la Charité, 2e;

Perrache or Ampère)

Medical Services
Hôpital Édouard Herriot ( 08 20 08 20 69; www.chu-lyon.fr , in French; 5 place d'Arsonval,

Grange Blanche) Has an emergency room. 3e; 24hr;