A UNESCO historic centre.Classified as a Unesco world heritage site, the historic centre of Lyon is spread out over an area of 500 hectares. The history of Lyon has been unfolding for the past 2 000 years…Throughout this time, the area has always been inhabited, lively and busy.Discover the city's heritage over the centuries, from Antiquity to the present: Fourvière and the basilica, the Roman theatres, Old Lyon and its traboules or passageways, the cathedral of Saint-Jean, Place Bellecour, the Palais de la Bourse and also the Croix-Rousse district.