Cheap flights from London, United Kingdom to Lyon, France

The history of Lyon is more than 2 000 years long. The Gallo-Roman museum inside the Fourvière hill contains artefacts from the time when the Roman city of Lugdunum stood here. The dim light and stone walls create a fitting atmosphere to learn more about that period. Two windows allow visitors to observe the nearby Roman ruins. Pay attention to the famous Circus Games Mosaic, one of the few existing representations of a chariot race from ancient times.

The Cathedral, built in the 12th-15th centuries, represents a curious mixture of Gothic and Roman styles. Aside from beautiful old stained glass windows and statues, it has one more thing of interest — an astronomical clock. Originally built in 1393, it was largely destroyed and reconstructed in 1661. The clock indicates not only the date but the position of the Sun, the Moon and the earth. The nine-meter structure supports several automatons, such as angels playing the hymn of Saint Jean-Baptiste on small bells.