Rhone-Alpes History

Lyon, also known as Lyons in English (Liyon in Franco-Provençal, while former names include Lugdunum in Latin) pronounced [ljɔ̃] in French, is a city in east central France. It is the third largest French city, the first being Paris and the second Marseille. It is a major centre of business, situated between Paris and Marseille, and has a reputation as the French capital of gastronomy and a significant role in the history of cinema.

Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the second largest metropolitan area in France after Paris, with 1,783,400 inhabitants at the 2007 estimate, and approximately the 20th to 25th largest metropolitan area of Western Europe. Its urban area (Région Urbaine de Lyon), represents half of the Rhône-Alpes région population with 2,9 million inhabitants.

Lyon is the préfecture (capital) of the Rhône département, and also the capital of the Rhône-Alpes région.

Lyon is known as the silk capital of the world and is known for its silk and textiles and is a centre for fashion.

Lyon is also the international headquarters of Interpol and EuroNews.

If you wanna go to Lyon which the second biggest city in France, I suggest you to come on 'la fete des lumieres' day (light festival) on 8th December. It came from the religious history in 1852 in Lyon, where all the Lyonnais light candles in their windows to celebrate the inauguration of the chosen statue for the religious symbol.
So, in that night of that date, Lyonnais place a lot of light in the city and people enjoying time outside.