Lyon

A gastronomic capital that works as a gateway rather than a destination of its own: 7 upper-tier houses, 596 recorded keys, and 1 h 57 from Paris by rail. The airport carries 17.0 million, second only to the Paris system among mainland hubs by role — which is why the Alps sell through here as much as through Geneva.

Hotel stock: 7 · 596 keys

HotelCategoryKeysGroup
Sofitel Lyon Bellecour5★164Accor / Sofitel
InterContinental Lyon – Hôtel-Dieu5★144IHG
Boscolo Lyon5★88Boscolo
Le Royal Lyon5★74Accor / MGallery
Cour des Loges5★61Sircle Collection
Villa Maïa5★37
Villa Florentine5★28

Starred tables

Le Neuvième Art ★★ · Takao Takano ★★

Attractions on file

Musée des Confluences (708,965) · Musée des Beaux-Arts (300,000)

Events

Nuits de Fourvière (Jul) · Fête des Lumières (Dec) · Les Nuits Sonores (May) · Biennale de Lyon (Sep) · Festival Lumière (Oct)

Access

Airports: Genève–Cointrin (GVA), Lyon–Saint-Exupéry (LYS), Clermont-Ferrand–Auvergne (CFE). Rail from Paris: Lyon — 1 h 57

Lyon is the regional hub, but the Alpine resorts are more often reached via Geneva — it is closer to Courchevel than Lyon is. Chambéry and Grenoble open up in winter and go quiet in summer. Moûtiers and Bourg-Saint-Maurice are the rail terminals for resort transfers.

The regional market

Twin seasonality: Alpine winter and a lake-and-mountain summer. This is where France's mountain luxury sits — Courchevel, Megève, Val d'Isère.

61.4 m overnight stays in 2025 across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 12 departments · Two peaks: Dec–Mar and Jul–Aug

Assembled from the register. verified 26 August 2026.