Discover Soul of Lyon Free Tour: Culture, History & Secrets with a Lyon-born in Lyon, North Macedonia - A unique experience

Join this walking tour and discover Lyon’s true soul! Explore its rich history, vibrant culture, and hidden gems with a passionate local guide. An unforgettable journey through the city’s charm and stories awaits. Don’t miss out!

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Things to do Soul of Lyon Free Tour: Culture, History & Secrets with a Lyon-born

A 360° dive into the city's soul — cuisine, architecture, history, social life, and beyond Entertaining atmosphere — enjoy my casual and cheeky style of tour guiding Serious and documented information — ask me anything! I'm a history expert and culture enthusiast Iconic views and secret passages — the best of the UNESCO-protected area is yours to enjoy BE MY GUEST AND GET IT ALL! - A peaceful and crowd-free tour, designed to avoid rush hours - My designer’s notebook featuring the best slide graphics to guide my presentation - Top quality storytelling with a local comedian - Access to the secret passages and their magnificent architecture 2000+ YEARS OF HISTORY - Back to the Roman time, when everything began - The Medieval period and the Renaissance, elevating Lyon as a major city - The rebellious soul of the silk workers during the Industrial Revolution - World Wars I & II and their consequences - Origins of the Festival of Lights FOOD, FOOD, FOOD !! - Learn the history of our prestigious cuisine - Get to know the best traditional specialties of the region - A list of recommendations: restaurants, boulangeries, wine bars etc.

Included

Palais de justice historique de Lyon

Les traboules du Vieux Lyon

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Saint George Church of Lyon

Quartier Saint-Paul

Fresque des Lyonnais

UNESCO District

History, arts, culture

Frenchy advice on local food

Meeting point

Place Saint-Jean

Reviews (25)

2025-10-28 17:42:05

“Unlocking Lyon’s Secrets—With a Fun Italian Twist, Thanks to Ber”

I had such a great time on the free walking tour with Bertrand in Lyon! We explored a part of the old city and even visited two of the famous “traboules”—those cool medieval passageways that let you sneak from one street to another. The whole visit was super pleasant and interesting. Bertrand really brought the city’s history to life and shared funny stories, plus he gave us lots of tips on what to see and do during our stay. He also recommended some great spots to eat and answered every question we had with extra facts and good humor. We even chatted a bit in Italian—he speaks it really well! I truly recommend this tour if you want to discover Lyon in a fun and friendly way.

Monica Guizzardi (English)

2025-10-25 13:58:30

“guide passionné et passionnant”

Visite interessante et complete du Vieux Lyon. Riche en anecdotes avec un guide tres agréable. je recommmande! merci Bertrand

Boucher (French)

2025-10-23 18:14:59

“Amazing Tour ”

Bertrand was. Or only funny and charming but he is extremely knowledgeable and brought the history of the City to life. This definitely a tour that should not be missed.

Deborah Riegel (English)

2025-10-23 14:10:14

“knowledgeable guide”

Bertrand was funny and knowledgeable in local history and food tips. Enjoyable 2 hours.

grace (English)

2025-10-06 16:38:02

“I would walk with him again :)”

Great Guide! Super sympathetic and spreads a nice atmosphere combined with brought knowledge presented in recognizable "brain food snacks" and great local Insider Tipps.

Irene (English)

2025-10-05 18:56:25

“This is Guy is Amazing ”

He has a great trunk of information, he is dinamyc . Intalligent and very funny . He makes the tour goes so fast and you never get bored . When you finish the tour you see the city with another perspective… Definitely he made our visit to Lyon much better.

Nestor (English)

2025-10-02 14:46:40

“Bertrand was fabulous ”

Really knew his stuff and answered everyone's questions he gave us great tips on where and what to eat after and really knowledgeable about the area !

Ange Thomson (English)

2025-10-01 10:29:13

“Lyon Old Town”

We absolutely LOVED our tour with Bertrand. He was so very passionate about Lyon and France. His stories were so inteicate, amazing and full of little known secrets and tidbits of information. Cant say enough about what a positive and fun experience we had.

Brenda (English)

2025-09-19 09:43:00

“A delightful tour guide!”

Bertrand was a very knowledgeable, friendly, and humorous tour guide. I highly recommend his two hour cultural and historical tour of old town Lyon!

Keiko Hsu (English)

2025-08-20 15:29:37

“Visit Lyon”

Interesting and beautiful places, easy-to-understand narrative. Thank you!

Inga Kreicberga (English)

2025-08-17 21:15:50

“fun tour in Lyon”

Bertrand est very lovely and knowledgeable, and made the tour very interesting. I learned a lot about Lyon. He has also some pictures to make us understand all of history of Lyon much easierly. I'm really happy to make this tour with him and i recommande him 100%.

Yu KONG (English)

2025-08-07 16:31:33

“Lyon Free Walking Tour”

This tour was very interesting and well presented. I learned a lot about the history and lifestyle of Lyon. Bertrand was very good guide. He made the tour fun and enjoyable. I recommend this tour.

Karynne Wighton (English)

2025-08-04 16:16:49

“Best tour in Lyon”

Great and knowledgeable local guide. Learned a lot about the city

Sebastiaan Kuipers (English)

2025-07-02 16:59:12

“Tour”

Bertrand was a lovely guide and we really enjoyed our tour with him.It was a great way to learn a little about the history of Lyon, mixed with some interesting facts and stories told by Bertrand and would definitly recommend as a must od you are visiting Lyon.

Sandra (English)

2025-06-08 15:47:59

“The tour guide has not appeared”

We booked the tour well in advance and are very disappointed because the tour guide did not show up and there was also no communication with the tour gight we tried several times to reach him and it couldn't get any worse we also tried to reach the tour office also no contact the whole thing is not recommended

Olav succo (English)

2025-06-04 14:28:12

“Bien préparé et sympa!”

Bertrand était super bien préparé et avait même des photos pour illustrer les informations données. On a beaucoup aimé!

Bea (French)

2025-05-17 12:10:55

“Very nice experience with Bertand!”

So many historical information, very friendly and many suggestions to visit and stay in Lyon. Really recommended!

Alessandra (English)

2025-05-15 14:39:20

“Perfect Tour of Lyon”

Bertrand was a really nice tourguide, I would highly recommend him. He is newly self-employed so leave some love for him!! The tour was not too long and not over-filled with information, which I really liked. 10/10 would recommend for everyone visiting Lyon. Merci beaucoup!

Emma Beikircher (English)

2025-05-13 19:49:54

“Always do the freetour”

I have done many freetours in many cities. They never disappointed me. Also this one in Lyon. Bertram is a nice guy. He knows a lot about the history in general but esp. of Lyon. I’ve learned a lot about Lyon.

Bram Strijbis (English)

2025-05-02 15:01:49

“Personalized fun tour”

Bertrand was an excellent guide and gave a fun and informative tour of the old town. He shared some unique insights into the city and how it developed into the vibrant city it is today. Highly recommend doing either or both of his tours on offer.

John (English)

2025-04-22 04:38:25

“Genial !”

Ainhoa Labaka (English)

2025-04-20 20:55:41

“Soddisfatta”

Bertrand e’ stato esauriente e preciso, spiega in modo puntuale e simpatico. Molto consigliato!

Alessia (Italian)

2025-04-04 19:30:43

“Amazing tour”

If you’re looking for a unique experience to explore Lyon, this tour is a must try. Bertrand was very friendly and knowledgeable with the history of the city, and the tour itself was wonderful and full of interesting stories. The traboules he showed us were amazing and nearly impossible to approach them without a local!

Nancy (English)

2025-03-29 10:59:54

“A truly engaged and entertaining local guide!”

Amazing infographics, tons of knowledge and very responsive to all kinds of questions - highly recommended!

Pia Baumann (English)

2025-03-23 10:17:36

“Amazing tour! Definitely recommended”

Me and my wife had an amazing time with Bertrand. He is knowledgeable, easy going, fun and he is always willing to answer your questions, even if you ask hundreds as us. The tour included Lyon old town (basics and hidden gems) through a route that avoids tourist traps and offers amazing views. We learned about history, local lifestyle, French words and cuisine. The cherry on top was that Bertrand offered a second stage of the tour through Croix Rousse, where we visited a good combination of ancient and modern spots. We definitely recommend it! Thanks Bertrand!

Abraham Gonzalez (English)

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