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Best Things to Do in Lyon, solo trip
Grand Parc Miribel Jonage is 92% Solo-Friendly
Solo travelers get 2200 ha of nature with 100 km trails, cheap kayak or bike hire, wildlife hides and safe supervised beaches; frequent buses from Lyon make a full flexible day easy.
Recommended visit duration: 3-4 hours
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Vieux Lyon is 91% Solo-Friendly
Solo visitors can roam traboules at their own pace, photograph medieval facades, join free or low-cost guided walks, and feel safe thanks to busy streets and good metro links.
Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours
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Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière is 90% Solo-Friendly
Solo travelers ride the funicular, use the free audio guide, and join rooftop tours at their own pace. The site is safe, free to enter, and offers quiet chapels for reflection.
Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours
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Museum des Confluences is 90% Solo-Friendly
A solo visitor can delve into four anthropology galleries, use free Sonosphere audio apps, work on free Wi-Fi and photograph the striking riverside architecture without any logistical hurdles.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon is 90% Solo-Friendly
The museum displays 5000 years of art, sells a €1 audio guide and has a peaceful garden, giving solo travelers flexible, rich content; drawback is limited seating for rests in some rooms.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Parc de la Tête d'Or is 90% Solo-Friendly
A solo traveler can jog or cycle on safe paved loops, linger in free greenhouses and zoo, read by the lake, and reach the park easily by bus or bike share with no special equipment required.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Musée des miniatures et décors du cinéma is 90% Solo-Friendly
A solo visitor can linger over five floors of miniatures and movie props, read detailed bilingual labels, and frame quirky selfies without adjusting to anyone else’s pace, creating a rewarding 1-2 h stop.
Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours
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Grand Hotel Dieu is 90% Solo-Friendly
A solo visitor can join history tours, browse boutiques, use coworking desks and linger in cafés, all inside a safe, architecturally striking complex open from early morning to late night.
Recommended visit duration: 2–3 hours
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Lyon Botanical Garden is 89% Solo-Friendly
Solo visitors can roam huge greenhouses, consult the free herbarium library and join adult workshops, all without time pressure, making the garden a rich, low-stress day out.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Lacroix-Laval domain is 89% Solo-Friendly
A solo traveler can jog shaded trails, use the free fitness circuit, bird-watch and read in quiet zones; only drawback is limited shelter or cafés on rainy days.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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