Lyon, a charming city not to be missed: the cuisine and the city's renown and typical "bouchon" restaurants, the traditional illuminations celebrated every December 8th, old town Lyon, their famous soccer team "Olympique de Lyon", the Opera House designed by Jean Nouvel and the famous annual open air festival in Fourviere. For all of this and more, Lyon deserves more than just a passing through on your road down South or towards the ski slopes in the nearby Alps. It is in fact the beauty of this Renaissance city situated between the Rhone and Saone rivers that contributed to its being listed as a UNESCO world heritage.