Place Bellecour is the biggest square in Lyon but not the most interesting. In fact, the square has nothing to offer. It is bare but for one statue! What is most interesting are the buildings around the square. Each is different and quite regal. The only other reason to go to Place Bellecour is to visit the Office de Tourisme... More

We did both upon our arrival and it was a great way to get oriented to the city. Especially the bus tour as you can plug into the audio tour in your native language. More

It is very good-looking especially when the ferris wheel is set. More

They are working on planting trees in this huge Place. It will be really wonderful when it is all done. There is a huge ferris wheel and the tourism office is also there. It is definitely the heart of the city. More

Seems like the place has been under constriction for years but it is still the heart of the city. More

in renovation but still accessible, becoming very nice! in summer there is often a big 'only Lyon' sign where people take pictures, you can climb it. in winter there is a ferris wheel. sometimes there are other events held on place bellecour More

Center of Lyon, clsoe to walking streets, shopping, hotels, restaurants and both rivers Saone and Rhone. More

A large square with very little there other than a Big Wheel and the Tourist Office. No imagination used to fill it. There was a Christmas Market down the road than may have been better here in a central location. More

Place Bellecour is a major center of the Presqu'Île but I wouldn't necessarily make a point of seeing it. You probably WILL see it at some point along your movements through Lyon, but it's basically just a large space with a lot of traffic and bus stops flanking it. It's a point of major urban energy but not a destination... More