TouchScreenTravels

Our Touch, your Travels…

This is a preview of the full content of our France’s Best app.

Please consider downloading this app to support small independent publishing and because:

All content is designed for mobile devices and works best there.
Detailed in-app maps will help you find sites using your device’s GPS.
The app works offline (one time upgrade required on Android versions).
All advertising (only present on Android versions) can be removed.

The app will also allow you to:

Add custom locations to the app map (your hotel…).
Create your own list of favourites as you browse.
Search the entire contents using a fast and simple text-search tool.
Make one-click phone calls (on phones).

Fourvière Hill, Lyon

Colline de Fourvière - Capital of the Gauls

The Hill is named after the old Roman Forum which has long since vanished. At its centre, and visible from afar, is the stunning late 19th Century Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière which was built over the site of the Forum.

Most of the attractions of Lyon can be be found here in Vieux Lyon which has managed to retain some of its Renaissance architecture in addition to the Medieval Cathédrale St-Jean-Baptiste at the foot of the Hill. At the top of Hill, (don’t worry, there is a Funicular Railway for easy access! See Practical Info), you’ll find the Roman Era Amphitheatres close to the Notre-Dame Basilica. Unsurprisingly, the Colline de Fourvière was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1998.

Practical Info Practical Info icon

FUNICULAR Transport to the top of Fourvière Hill

Lyon

France In-1-Week

From Paris to the Loire via Provence

France In-2-Weeks

From Paris to Mont St-Michel via the French Riviera

Images by Paul Shawcross