Things to check out around Parc Olympique Lyonnais?

If you are crazy about chocolate then you should head for Sébastien Bouillet’s newly opened shop-cum-laboratory, a place that is so mad about chocolate it is even Willy Wonkaesque and made of chocolate in some places You’re greeted by a wall of liquid chocolate before wandering into a library of chocolate bars stacked up like delicious books.

The famous Beaujolais region is only 30 km away and is home to some of the best vineyard in the region – hire a car for the day and go take a look, or get a guided tour so you can sample a few without worrying about driving home!

If the weather is nice, don’t miss the remarkable Tête d’Or park with its botanical gardens, lake, zoo, rose garden and events. Or just spend a day wandering Lyons old traboules – wonderful old corridors that go through buildings and courtyard – a different way to see the city.

Even if the place is pretty and pleasant, there is not a lot to see around the stadium but the city center is reachable in around 20 minutes. The nature lovers will appreciate easily reachable les marais, a huge park with a lake and islands in it—this is such a lovely place for couples and families.