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Department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Greater Lyon is the region that surrounds the city of Lyon in south-eastern France, consisting of the departments of Ain, Loire, and Rhône plus the Lyon Metropolis, a "territorial collectivity" (collectivité territoriale) with the same powers as a department. The whole area is in the larger Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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Wine tasting and restaurant.
By plane
Lyon's Saint-Exupéry Airport LYS, some 25 km east of Lyon, hosts few intercontinental flights (Dubai, North Africa), but can easily be reached via a European hub (Paris, London, Frankfurt).
By train
From the rest of France, train is generally the most convenient way to reach the region.
By bus
International bus services are operated by most major companies such as Flixbus... and serve most major European cities. Buses usually stop at the Lyon Perrache bus station.
By car
Lyon is a major automotive hub for central and southern France:
By bike
You can access Lyon by bike using the ViaRhôna route, a 750km bike path linking Geneva to the Mediterranean coast along the Rhône river.
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Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône · International · LYS
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a bedroom community for Geneva, that has thermal baths, a golf course and a casino
a preserved medieval village, built on a hill and surrounded by ramparts, that has many stone buildings bordering narrow, stone-paved streets
has the remains of a castle that was built in the 11th century
has many elegant buildings, several attractive squares and some narrow, pedestrian streets
the main city of the Beaujolais region
the gastronomic epicentre of France, with architecture ranging from 12th century to modern
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