Rainy day in Lyon? No problem! Find fun indoors with our guide. Explore museums, shopping malls and more to keep your Lyon visit exciting, even in the rain. Turn gloom to bloom with our top picks!
Halles Paul Bocuse
102 Cr Lafayette F, 69003 Lyon
You have to visit this market in Lyon. This is the place where the famous Paul Bocuse used to get his ingredients for his restaurants.
Nothing is better than a stroll through the market to buy fresh produce for your meals on a rainy day.
Parc de la Tête d’Or Greenhouses
Jardin botanique de Lyon, 69006 Lyon
These greenhouses are located in the Botanical Garden in the heart of the Parc de la Tête d’Or.
Discover more than 6500m2 of greenhouses where you will be sheltered from the rain and kept warm!
All the plant species that live there are definitely worth seeing.
Lyon Aquarium
7 Rue Stéphane Dechant, 69350 La Mulatière
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Right outside of Lyon, this aquarium immerses you under the ocean to admire a multitude of aquatic species from around the world.
Discover all kinds of marine curiosities, and tremble at the shark pit!
Un Petit Noir
57 Mnt de la Grande-Côte, 69001 Lyon
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This bookstore-café specializing in thrillers is the ideal place to spend a rainy day.
A hot drink and a good book in a calm and cozy atmosphere, there’s nothing better, right?
Information (website in French)
Sensory Isolation Flotation
31 rue Ney, 69006 Lyon
If you want to do something a little original, I recommend sensory isolation flotation.
For an hour, you will float in a capsule filled with Epsom salt, the goal is to relax your body and mind and reach a peak point of relaxation.
Information and reservation (website in French)
Cinema and Miniature Museum
60 Rue Saint-Jean, 69005 Lyon
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If you are passionate about cinema, you have to go to this museum.
Located in the heart of Old Lyon, you will have the opportunity to discover sets and objects used during the shooting of famous films, as well as miniature worlds arranged over an entire floor.
Go to the movies
Just after the museum, you can go and sit in one of Lyon’s many cinemas and watch a good film while the rain continues outside.
Consult the list (website in French) of all cinemas in Lyon to find the one that you’ll like.
Fine Arts Museum
20 Pl. des Terreaux, 69001 Lyon
A must-see for art lovers: the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts.
The collections are located in a former royal abbey dating from the 17th century, in the heart of the historic center of Lyon.
Contemporary Art Museum
Cité Internationale, 81 Quai Charles de Gaulle, 69006 Lyon
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Located near the Parc de la Tête d’Or, this museum brings together collections of modern and contemporary art in a historic building: the former Lyon fairgrounds.
This is another great place to spend your rainy days.
Pottery workshop
14 rue Crépet, 69007 Lyon
Does the rain make you want to be creative? Sign up for this pottery workshop!
It’s both meditative and quite funny, especially if you go with family or good friends.
Information and reservation (website in French)
Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière
8 Pl. de Fourvière, 69005 Lyon
This basilica with Byzantine, Gothic, and Roman inspirations is an essential part of Lyon.
It is also part of the UNESCO world heritage.
Malls
- Galeries Lafayette : 42 Bd Eugène Deruelle, 69003 Lyon
- Le Printemps : 42 Rue de la République, 69002 Lyon
What rhymes with rainy days? Shopping!
Discover the department stores of Lyon: Galeries Lafayettes and Printemps offer you two immense shelters from the rain and great entertainment. (They also sell umbrellas.)
Information Galeries Lafayettes
Free Fall Simulator
48 old route de Grenoble, 69800 Saint-Priest
Want thrills? Try this free fall simulator!
A rainy day doesn’t mean not having fun.
Le Bal des Ardents
17 Rue Neuve, 69001 Lyon
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Le Bal des Ardents is a must-see gallery bookstore in Lyon.
You will easily recognize it with its original front made entirely of books.
You will definitely find your next readings there!
Information (website in French)
Traboules du Vieux-Lyon
Rue Saint-Jean, 69005 Lyon
Traboules are magnificent little shortcuts between streets through one or more buildings.
They pass through buildings, so many are sheltered.
Most date from the Renaissance and there are around 200 in Old Lyon.
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