Every Tripstou guide to France, organised the way a trip is planned. Start with the France travel guide, then open the city guide for Paris, Nice, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille or Strasbourg, or a region guide from Provence and the French Riviera to Normandy, Brittany, Alsace and the Loire Valley. Country pages cover costs, itineraries, rail travel, wine regions and the best time to go. Below, every France article on the site, newest first.
Where to stay in Lyon for families: five areas judged on floors, lifts, cobbles and free open space, plus a routing by child age and length of trip.
Where to Stay in Lyon with Kids: The Best Areas by Age Read Post »
One base for a first trip to Lyon — the Presqu’île around Cordeliers–Jacobins — argued from what a first visit actually demands, plus the traps.
Where to Stay in Lyon on a First Visit: One Base, Decided Read Post »
Where to stay in Lyon for luxury, quarter by quarter: what the premium buys in each, what it cannot fix, and where the city’s top end really stops.
Where to Stay in Lyon for Luxury: An Honest Look at the Areas Read Post »
Where to stay in Lyon for nightlife: book the Presqu’île’s northern end, at Terreaux and the streets behind it, and know what sleeping there sounds like.
Where to Stay in Lyon for Nightlife: The Honest Answer Read Post »
Lyon tips that matter on the ground: how to spot a certified bouchon, visit the traboules without annoying residents, and dodge the Vieux Lyon crowds.
Lyon Tips: Bouchons, Traboules and the Tourist Traps to Skip Read Post »
Getting around Lyon: walk the centre, ride the metro and funicular on one TCL ticket, and learn when a day pass or City Card actually pays off.
Getting Around Lyon: Metro, Funicular and Which Ticket to Buy Read Post »
Lyon trip cost runs around €150–280 a day mid-range. Get the tiered daily budget, hotel and food ranges, and real 2- and 3-day totals.
Lyon Trip Cost: What to Budget Per Day and Per Trip Read Post »
Two names, two different sizes of decision. The verdict for each side, the grounds that decide nothing, and what six published Lyon verdicts turned on.
Vieux Lyon vs Presqu’île: Where to Stay in Lyon, Decided Read Post »
Vieux Lyon rewards travelers who book off the main spine — here’s which part of the quarter to choose, and who should base elsewhere.
Where to Stay in Vieux Lyon: Picking the Right Street Read Post »
