Storytelling Walking Tour of Old Lyon

Lyon, France

This tour is a storytelling visit of Old Lyon (Vieux-Lyon) and its passageways or "traboules". Follow the adventures of a young teenager in the renaissance involved in the dangerous settling of scores between powerful Lyonnais. The story is narrated by a professional actor-guide.

Discover the typical area of the Old Lyon following the adventures of "Anne and the secret printing press".

Your professional actor-guide will take you through the little streets of Old Lyon telling you the story of a young girl who was the daughter of an illuminator during the Renaissance period. She was living alone with her father, and working for both of them. Her father, who was not interested into the development of the printing press, was still unemployed.

One day, Anne found herself taken in the middle of a dangerous adventure involving powerful lyonnais families, protestant secret printing presses and revenge.

The story takes place in the houses and streets of Old Lyon, and it is where your guide will take you. You will discover the Old Lyon in a whole new way.

A tour recommended for everyone above 6 years old, parents included.