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Place Bellecour

The Red Square of Lyon

The huge open space of Place Bellecour is on La Presqu’île just across the Pont Bonaparte over the River Saone from Fourvière.

This is the largest pedestrianised square in Europe and is the point (kilometre 0) all distances from Lyon are calculated. Four of Lyon’s main thoroughfares start from here: rue de la République; rue Victor Hugo; rue du Plat and rue du Président Édouard Herriot.

At the South East corner of the Place is the main Tourist Office details of which are in Practical Information below. In the centre of the square is an equestrian statue of Louis XIV sitting Roman Emperor style on his horse without stirrups and known locally as The Bronze Horse.

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Lyon

Images by Paul Shawcross