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Lyon 02, Lyon — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Presqu'île of Lyon fills the 2nd arrondissement, a peninsula of grand squares and museums set between the Rhône and the Saône.
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Where to stay in Lyon 02
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
The 2nd arrondissement holds much of central Lyon's lodging, spread along the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône. You stay in the thick of it here. Rooms near the Textile Arts Museum and the shopping streets of the peninsula put the Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation and the riverside quays within an easy walk, and the district runs south toward the Perrache transport hub.
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Things to do in and around Lyon
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Museums & Galleries
3- Manécanterie Heritage
- Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
- Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation
Churches & Religious Sites
6- Saint Irenaeus Church, Lyon Heritage
- Church of Saint-Just, Lyon Heritage
- Sainte-Blandine de Lyon Heritage
- Basilique Saint-Just de Lyon Heritage
- Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent Heritage
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- Église Saint-Pierre-des-Terreaux de Lyon Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
3- odeon of Lyon Heritage
- Tombeau de Turpio Heritage
- monument fontaine à Jean-Pierre Pléney Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
1- Rhône's Pool Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
2- Maison du Chamarier Heritage
- House of Pauline Jaricot Heritage
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About Lyon 02
What are the main landmarks in Lyon 02?
The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon holds a run of museums along the Presqu'île. The Textile Arts Museum and the Musée des Soieries Brochier record the city's silk trade, while the Musée de l'Imprimerie et de la Communication Graphique keeps its printing collections nearby. Memory sits here too.
The Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation and the Shoah Memorial mark the district's wartime past among the peninsula's squares.
What is the history of Lyon 02?
The 2nd arrondissement grew as the commercial heart of the Presqu'île, the peninsula where Lyon's silk merchants and printers built their trade. The Textile Arts Museum and the Musée des Soieries Brochier preserve the record of that silk economy. War left its mark here.
The Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation recalls the years of occupation, and the Shoah Memorial keeps the memory of those deported from the district.
Where is Lyon 02?
The 2nd arrondissement covers the Presqu'île of Lyon, the narrow peninsula bounded by the Rhône to the east and the Saône to the west.
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What is the best area to stay in Lyon 02?
Presqu'île centre: Shopping and museums between two rivers.
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Updated October 2026