Without a doubt, a trip with children need to be planned in advance so that children do not become boring.
Visit Museum Gadan. (Musee Gadagne, Address -1 Place Du Petit Collège) is an excellent chance to admire the rich doll collection.
More than 2,000 dolls from around the world, as well as a collection of furniture, photographs, musical instruments and items from the history of Lyon can be found here. Next to the museums spread beautiful gardens - and this is a great place to enjoy the rest after visiting the museum.
Visit Park Tet d'Or. (TETE D'OR PARK, the nearest metro-Masséna), perhaps the best thing to be done in Lyon with children.
This beautiful park has a zoo with monkeys, elephants, lions and many other animals. There are also several playgrounds and carousels. You can rent electric bikes in the park (well, or ordinary bicycles) or even a kayak to ride on a picturesque lake. In the park you will find several kiosks, where they sell different snacks, pies and sweets, as well as drinks. The entrance to the park is absolutely free!
Teenagers and children will like to love Museum of miniatures and scenery for movies (Musée Miniature et Cinéma, address- 60 RUE Saint-JEA).
Here you can see a collection of miniature objects and different pieces used in the manufacture of films. You will also learn how to make special effects in movies. This is one of the best museums in Lyon to visit with children, and adults here will be very and very interesting!
Visit Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere (8 Place de Fourvière) is always fun.
Children adore the funicular for which you can make a rise in the mountain to this beautiful cator. From the mountain, by the way, a great view of Lyon opens. The inner decoration of the Basilica is impressive - beautiful mosaics and statues of past centuries, which are perfectly preserved to the present day.
Stroll by Old Lyon With children (Vieux Lyon or Vie Lyon, the nearest metro station -Vieux Lyon).
There you will find a large area where you can find many restaurants and a bistro where you can have lunch or dinner. Explore narrow alley and courtyards. Children will be delighted with the search and viewing of Gargons, which decorate the buildings in this area. Do not forget to visit the passages or stairs (now the streets), which were once used to be used by silk workers for the carriage of goods.
For unforgettable impressions, you can try air balloon Above Lyon.
An exciting look is accurately sealed in your memory for many years. Keep in mind that children only from 7 and higher can fly on balloons, and the growth of children should be from 130 cm. The flight lasts about one hour. Flight tickets from April to November are a bit more expensive than the remaining months (somewhere on 20 euros), but children's tickets are always the same in cost. In so, in summer, tickets are 220 € adults and € 160 children under 13. In winter, flights are organized at least for 4 people, in summer - from 2 people. Pleasure, let's say, in general, but who can afford, be sure to try! You can order these tours in Lyon's tourist centers or on the Internet here: http://www.airpetitprince.com/
Do not miss Antique Theater on the Hill Forrow (Theatres Romains de Fourviere, Address - 17 Rue Cleberg, from Vieux Lyon Metro to the theater 10 minutes' walk) -prised place for family trip to Lyon.
Here you can see the ruins of two Roman amphitheators. To admire this building, it will be necessary to climb on the funicular to the mountain, which is also very fun for children. By the way, when visiting the ancient theater, be prepared for what you have to rise and go down on numerous stairs, so if you are traveling with a child or baby, it is better to leave the carriage at the entrance.
Maison Des Canuts. (Address- 12 Rue d'Ivry, Croix-Rousse Metro Station) is a living museum where your children and you can find out how silk is produced.
As I have already noted earlier, Lyon is famous for its silk products and a silk business, so this is a great and very informative place to visit. Excursions are available in different languages in the museum (but about Russian worth clarifying in advance on the site of the museum), during which you can learn about the history of this case and admire the weaving machines that were used to create silk. The museum has a souvenir shop where you can buy cute souvenirs.
MUSEE DES Automates Museum (100 Rue Saint-Georges, next to the Vieux Lyon metro station) - a great place to go away with children.
Another puppet museum with 250 different animated dolls and installations. The spectacle is just incredible! Here and Peter Peng, and the Cathedral of the Parisian Our Lady in a reduced form. A museum is open in the afternoon from 2 days to 6 pm.
Ride on the miracle cyclopolitain..
These are eco-friendly three-wheeled bicycles, which can easily transfer you to the right destination - very convenient when children are tired of walking. Such brights can accommodate 2 adults and a small child, and you can catch them on the central streets of the city. Travel costs a couple of euros.
You can go with kids in Toro Park (Touro Parc in Romanèche-Thorins, 50 km from Lyon).
There is also a zoo, and a small amusement park with carousers and swings, and water park. About 700 animals belonging to 140 species live in the zoo in the natural situation on the area of 10 hectares. Among the species of this impressive park and giraffes, elephants and the last indian rhino in Asia (weighing more than 2 tons). There is a very interesting object - a museum showing the paintings from Lyon's past life.
Delicious French dishes in family restaurants will be one of the main moments of rest in Lyon. Children will be delighted with pies with custard and eclairs in the local bakery. Book a crepe in the nearest restaurants - master and salty pancakes perfectly thorough hunger, and they are quite cheap. Many restaurants offer comprehensive lunches with 2 or 3 dishes that cost cheaper than if you bought these dishes separately. French cuisine is known to the whole world, so, do not miss the opportunity to try delicious dishes with your children. The big plus of this kitchen is that food in France is usually not acute.