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Location and lodging

• Rooms in "Jean Bosco" center: single and double rooms with private shower and toilets are available. Air Conditioning and Wi-Fi are available in the whole center.
  
• Other hotels: a list of hotels is available below.

Lunch and dinner information:

• Download the lunch and dinner menu in English: English menu
• Download the lunch and dinner menu in French: Déjeuner, Dîner

Travel information and maps:

• Download the access to school site (public transportation / from the airport)
• Download the access to school site (by car / public transportation)
  
  
• Map of Lyon
  
• Access to the school site
  
  
  
• Subway information:
  Funiculaire Saint-Jean (Vieux-Lyon) - Fourvière (near Jean Bosco):
  travel time: 2 minutes; every 5 to 10 minutes, from 6am to 10pm, every day.
  Funiculaire Saint-Jean - Saint-Just (first stop = M on the bottom left of the school site map):
  travel time: 3 minutes; every 5 to 10 minutes, from 5:30am to 0am (midnight), every day.
  
• Access by car
  A network of freeways connects Lyon to all the major cities of France and Europe. See the detailed map above. Free parking is available at the Symposium site.
• Access by train
  Lyon main train station, Lyon Part-Dieu, is connected to the major cities of France and to neighbouring european countries. Fast trains (TGV) are scheduled every hour between Lyon and Paris (Paris-gare de Lyon), and six times per day from Paris airport (Roissy-Charles de Gaulle) or Brussels.
  For train timetables and reservations, please visit the SNCF website.
  From Part-Dieu railway station, use subway (metro) line B, direction Jean Macé / Stade de Gerland, and reach Saxe-Gambetta station. Then connect to subway line D, direction Vieux-Lyon / Gare de Vaise, and reach Vieux-Lyon station. Connect to Funiculaire, direction Fourvière (and not Funiculaire St Just). The Jean Bosco center is located 100 meters from the Fourvière station
• Access by plane:
  Lyon-Saint Exupery airport is connected by direct flights to Paris and most European capitals. The school site is a 45 min drive from the airport by car or taxi (50 euros). Transportation by fast tramway (Rhônexpress) is available very frequently (see below). Exit on Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie station, and connect to subway A, direction Bellecour-Perrache. Exit on Bellecour station, and connect to subway line D, direction Vieux-Lyon / Gare de Vaise, and reach Vieux-Lyon station. Connect to Funiculaire, direction Fourvière (and not Funiculaire St Just). The Jean Bosco center is located 100 meters from the Fourvière station. The trip from the airport takes at least 1 hour by public transportation.
  Genève airport, connected to all major world cities, is also less than 2 hours away by car drive or train ride.
• Public transportation in Lyon:
  Maps and timetables of bus and subway lines are available on the TCL website.
  The same ticket is valid during 1 hour for bus, tramway, metro and incline.
  
• Rhônexpress: fast tramway between Lyon airport and city center: http://www.rhonexpress.fr/
  

Sightseeing in Lyon:

• Museum of Gallo-roman civilization and Roman theater
• Basilique de Fourvière
• Saint-Jean cathedral
• the Old Lyon (Renaissance quarter)
• Traditional silk factories: Maison des Canuts (10-12 rue d'Ivry, Lyon)
• City Hall and surrounding area; Museum of Fine Arts
• Parc de la Tête d'Or
• Musée des confluences
• Les nuits de Fourvière

Hotels in Lyon:

The following hotels are in a very scenic location near the historical centre of Lyon and are easily accessed by public transportation (bus and subway).
• Hotel Bayard**, 23 place Bellecour, 69002 Lyon
  Tel: (33) 4 78 37 39 64 ; FAX: (33) 4 72 40 95 51
  

• Hotel La Résidence***, 18 rue Victor Hugo, 69002 Lyon
  Tel: (33) 4 78 42 63 28 ; FAX: (33) 4 78 42 85 76
  

• Other hotel rooms of all categories in Lyon can be reserved via Centrale Hotelière, Office du Tourisme de Lyon
  Tel: (33) 4 72 77 69 69 ; FAX: (33) 4 78 42 04 32

• Sofitel Lyon Bellecour****, 20 quai Gailleton, 69002 Lyon, near Bellecour subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 72 41 20 20 ; FAX: (33) 4 72 40 05 50
  

• Mercure Saxe Lafayette****, 29 rue de Bonnel, 69003 Lyon, near Place Guichard subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 72 61 90 90 ; FAX: (33) 4 72 61 17 54
  

• Novotel Lyon Part-Dieu***, 47 boulevard Vivier Merle, 69003 Lyon, near Part-Dieu subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 72 13 51 51 ; FAX: (33) 4 72 13 51 99
  

• Hôtel Campanile Lyon Centre - Berges du Rhône***, 6 rue Mortier, 69003 Lyon, near Guillotière subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 78 60 03 09 ; WEB: http://www.campanile.com
  

• Ibis Part-Dieu Centre**, 78 rue de Bonnel, 69003 Lyon, near Part-Dieu subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 78 62 98 89 ; FAX: (33) 4 78 60 13 00
  

• Ibis Part-Dieu Gare**, place Renaudel, 69003 Lyon, near Part-Dieu subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 78 95 42 11
  

• Campanile Part-Dieu**, 31 rue M. Flandrin, 69003 Lyon, near Part-Dieu subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 72 36 31 00 ; FAX: (33) 4 72 34 02 80
  

• Clarine Lyon Perrache**, 24 quai Perrache, 69002 Lyon, near Perrache subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 78 37 16 64
  

• Hôtel de Paris**, 16 rue de la Platière, 69001 Lyon, near Hôtel de Ville subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 78 28 00 95 ; FAX: (33) 4 78 39 57 64
  

• Villages Hôtel Espace*, 93 cours Gambetta, 69003 Lyon, near Garibaldi subway station
  Tel: (33) 4 78 62 77 72 ; FAX: (33) 4 78 60 12 65
  

• Hôtel des Savoies, 80 rue de la Charité, 69002 Lyon,
  Tel: (33) 4 78 37 66 94 ; FAX: (33) 4 72 40 27 84