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LYON
- NIGHTLIFE AND
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Lyon is almost as good a place for
nightlife and entertainment
as it is for eating, with a good
range of clubs, cinema, opera,
jazz, classical music concerts and
theatre. The best places to wander
if you are looking for a bar
are rue Mercière and rue de la
Monnaie and, most particularly,
the streets of Vieux-Lyon,
especially the southern part
around the place Bertras. And make
a point of crossing the river by
the passerelles ; the whole
district looks magnificent at
night.
The tourist office brings out a
bimonthly brochure, Le Progrèscope
, with broad mainstream listings.
Alternatively buy a copy of the
weekly Lyon Poche ,
available from newsagents (every
Wed; 7F/?1.07).
Bars and clubs
66 Road Café , 9 place des
Terreaux, 1er (Mº Hôtel-de-Ville).
Not unconvincing Lyonnais version
of a North American roadhouse bar.
A lively and popular place with
rock, R&B, blues, etc, plus
billiards. Daily 2pm-3am. Albion
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Theatre, music and film
Look out for stage
productions by the Théâtre
National Populaire (TNP), 8
place Lazare-Goujon (tel
04.78.03.30.40; Mº République),
based across the street from
Villeurbanne's town hall. Less
radical stuff will be shown at
the city's gilded Théâtre des
Célestins, in place des Célestins,
2e (tel 04.72.77.40.00; Mº
Bellecour). The opera house
, one of the best in France, is
on place de la Comédie, 1er (tel
04.72.00.45.45; Mº Hôtel-de-Ville),
with cheap tickets sold just
before performances begin. For
avant-garde, classic and obscure
films , usually in their
original language, check the
listings for the cinemas CNP
Terreaux, Ambiance, Opéra and
Le Cinéma. Also, look out for
the Lyon dance biennial, which
brings in hundreds of artists
and troupes from around the
world (last three weeks of Sept
in even-numbered years; www.biennale-de-lyon.org
).
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