Montée du Gourguillon

This winding cobbled street leads from Fourvière down to Saint Georges in the old town affording magnificent views over the city. In the adjoining Impasse Turquet, visitors can admire a few medieval-style houses with wooden galleries.

In Roman times, it was the only street leading to the banks of the Saône and in the Middle Ages it linked the town of St Just to Lyon.

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Lianes

This installation illuminated the Montée du Gourguillon in 2018. A year later, the plants have grown, taking over even more of the stone walls of this winding street. Once past Place de la Trinité,

2019 Festival

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Lianes

Erik Barray has designed a nature trail on Montée du Gourguillon sprinkled with five plant-themed stops. Once past Place de la Trinité, nature takes back what is rightfully hers, as trees and plant

2018 Festival

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Les Moucharabiés

Take the quintessential cobbled street known as the Montée du Gourgillon up to Fourvière hill and enjoy a moment's peace and calm during the Festival of Lights. Featuring intimate, old-fashioned li

2017 Festival

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Moucharabié

Lanterns are covered with an openwork metal mesh. The street becomes a sparkling, luminous ocean that evokes the quaint charm of an old passageway lighted by candles.

Promoval project. With t

2016 Festival

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