Free to enter, but modern updates have made this Roman monument somewhat disappointing…read more You can take the funicular to take you up the hill. It's still used for modern concerts, which would be a fun thing to do. We saw them setting up for an event which was part of the annual Fête de la Musique.

Wonderfully preserved Roman ruins just downhill from the Basilica de Notre Dame de Fourvière. It's…read morea great place to stop off and rest after visiting the basilica! So very peaceful there and I got a kick from resting my tired old butt on the same seats as some Roman citizens did 2000 years ago. I gotta say, those Roman architects knew how to build and design seating that was surprisingly comfortable, bare stone and cement that they are! If Vieux Lyon is old then these ruins - formerly known as Lugdunum - was ancient Lyon. It really is quite awesome thinking about the layered history of this city. The open air theaters' are still used today; there is a museum too but unfortunately wasn't open on the day we visited. I would have loved to learn more about Lugdunum and its evolution into modern-day Lyon.

On our roadtrip through France we stop here, in a small village, in the middle of nowhere :)…read moreI wasn't expecting anything and after I saw the Palais is completely surrounded by a wall and it costs a lil entry fee (8€) to get it, I wasn't happy (still am not), but well what can you do? We got in, read through the handout on the story and had a look at this crazy place :) Basically one man alone build his little palace (or bigger house?) within 33years of work. Naive art is the art style called and its really a bit crazy, but really nice to look at, soo much detail in every corner of the palace and kinda big as well, if you think he made it all on his own. You could probably spent hours here if you are into it and discover all the small things, is was really really nice and still a bit amazed what a single man can build :) It's really one of France not so well known Top 10 things to see :)

From the owner: 10 000 journées, 93 000 heures, 33 ans d'épreuves "Mon pied avait accroché un obstacle qui faillit…read moreme faire tomber : j'ai voulu savoir ce que c'était. C'était une pierre de forme si bizarre que je l'ai mise dans ma poche pour l'admirer à mon aise. (...) Je me suis dit : "Puisque la nature veut faire la sculpture, moi, je ferai la maçonnerie et l'architecture." Voici mon rêve. A l'oeuvre me suis-je dit." Ferdinand Cheval, facteur à Hauterives, 1836-1924 Encensé par André Breton et les surréaliste en 1930, le Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval a été classé Monument Historique par André Malraux en 1969. Ferdinand Cheval ramasse les pierres collectées aux alentours, les transporte et maçonne pour créer, en 33 ans, son oeuvre.