INTERCONTINENTAL LYON


Hospitality is the oldest tradition of the Grand Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon, which welcomed international visitors from the Middle Ages during their stage to cross the Rhône bridge (today Pont de la Guillotière). Its facade and large dome, designed in the 18th century by Jacques-Germain Soufflot, are emblematic in Lyon, capital city in the history of France.
Yet though, history is only one facet of Lyon. The know-how of the silkies has spread to high technology industries, start-ups are welcome, ONLYLYON and its ambassadors bring dynamism higher. The festivals are amazing and flamboyant, the Festival of Lights of course, but also its Nuits Sonores, Biennials of contemporary arts and dance, the Nuits de Fourvière, The Lumière Festival in the city that saw the birth of cinema…

















































