Choose Lyon, the City of Light!
Lyon is the perfect city in which to organise your events.
Both you and visitors to your event will be won over by the city's many advantages and attractiveness.
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, voted the capital of French gastronomy, and internationally recognised for its cultural events, such as the Fête des Lumières (Light Festival) and Biennial Modern Art Festival, Lyon has been a flourishing city for more than two thousand years !
Voted Europe's leading city-break destination, Lyon has continually worked to expand and improve its hotel and event infrastructures in order to offer tourists and congress-goers the best possible welcome. Moreover, in 2019, along with Helsinki, Lyon was voted 'European Capital of Sustainable Tourism', a title awarded by the European Union!
Lyon is a city of culture and history, but also a city with an attractive and vibrant economy. Ideally located at the crossroads of Europe in the heart of France's largest industrial region, Lyon is the second largest economic centre in France, with major business sectors such as biotechnology, chemistry-environment, urban public transport, digital technology and textiles.
For all its awards, distinctions and prizes... nothing is better than experiencing the city first hand!
So, come and visit us in Lyon, with direct flights from 116 cities, 3 high-speed train stations and an extensive motorway network, check into one of our 19,300 hotel rooms and enjoy dining in one of our 1,600 restaurants. You may even have the pleasure of meeting one of our twenty Michelin-starred chefs while you are here.
Coming to Lyon is always a great experience in itself...
So, why not let us look after organising your event?
AN EXTREMELY DYNAMIC BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Lyon is France's leading city in terms of the number of business creations and boasts a thriving network of start-ups and innovative companies.
A CITY AT THE CUTTING EDGE IN MANY KEY SECTORS
As France's leading industrial city, Lyon is the second largest business hub in France and a national leader in five high-growth markets: biotechnology, chemicals/environment, digital entertainment, innovative textiles and transport & mobility.
A STRONG CULTURE OF SOCIAL INNOVATION
With almost 17,000 new jobs created every year, Lyon stands out from other cities due to its vibrant entrepreneurial environment oriented towards emerging and future-oriented fields of activity.
Awarded the "Territoire French Impact" (French Impact Territory) label in 2018, the city's aims to establish itself as the "European capital of social innovation" through the creation of support programmes dedicated to companies in the social economy sector.
A city listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list
2nd most popular city for congresses in France
ICCA 2022
Leading industrial region in France 2021
CCI Lyon Métropole Saint-Étienne Roanne
Lyon: world capital of gastronomy
Situated in the heart of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Lyon is a real paradise for gourmets from all over the world.
With its rich culinary heritage rooted in local culture, Lyon offers an unrivalled gastronomic experience, combining the sophistication of traditional French cuisine with a bold modern touch.
In the city's traditional bouchons (restaurants), you can sample iconic local dishes such as quenelle de brochet (pike dumplings), tablier de sapeur (tripe) and, of course, the famous salade lyonnaise.
The city also has a dynamic and innovative gourmet-dining scene, with a host of Michelin-starred restaurants and talented young chefs who are pushing back the boundaries of culinary creativity.
So, you may have the opportunity to discover the cuisine of one of the region's 100 Michelin-starred chefs , including Paul Bocuse (3 stars), Georges Blanc (3 stars), Anne-Sophie Pic (3 stars) and Christian Têtedoie (1 star and 1 Green Star).
Lyon events' catering offer has been developed with exclusive local partners.
They all have a strong regional identity and have been selected for the quality of their products, their know-how and professionalism, as well as their commitment to sustainable development and their food-waste management policies.
Drawing on over 20 years' experience, our in-house catering teams provide expert advice to help you select the catering solution that is best suited to your event and your expectations.’
Lyon and its region: a centre for innovation
The Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes Region has 8 competitiveness clusters, including:
LYON: A STRONG BUSINESS CULTURE
- France’s most popular business tourism destination, outside Paris.
- 2nd most popular city in France for hosting conferences (ICCA 2022)
- No. 1 ranked city in France for the fifth year running, according to the barometer concerning the attractiveness and dynamism of French cities with more than 1 million inhabitants (Arthur Loyd 2022)
LYON: AN ECONOMIC HUB
- France's second largest economic area
- Almost 600,000 companies , including the headquarters of major groups such as Groupe Seb, Renaut Trucks, Sanofi Pasteur, Biomérieux, Babolat, Electronics Arts, Adecco, and more.
- An international city
- France's second-ranked region for exports
- World headquarters, such as Interpol, Euronews and the WHO Academy
- Host city for international summits, such as the G7, the World Climate Conference, the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2022, etc.
Lyon, a highly popular and resolutely sustainable tourist destination
- A city listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
- Top city in France to visit (New-York Times, 2019 ranking)
- 2nd place in the "Best Big Cities in the world" ranking (2020 ranking of the Condé Nast Traveler)
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