Welcome to Lyon
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Lyon is usually called the capital city of gastronomy. For a long time, this was equated with sauces and a petit-bourgeois small town complex. But then the TGV high speed train linked Lyon with Paris and Marseille. Olympique de Lyon started to win League Championship after League Championship, and a new Lyon was suddenly filled with daring architecture, crowded cafés and avant-garde exhibitions.
Facts
| Population | 472,000 inhabitants |
| Currency | 1 Euro = 100 cents |
| Opening hours | In general, shops are open from 10 am–7 pm. |
| Newspapers | Le Progrès www.leprogres.fr La Tribune de Lyon www.lyonmag.com |
| Emergency numbers | 112 |
| Tourist information | Office du tourisme du Grand Lyon Place Bellecour +33 4 72 77 69 69 |
