As of this summer 2010, visitors to the city of Lyon, France, can now add the bicycle as a means of transport for tourists to explore the city at their own pace.
The company Bike & See offers a variety of bicycle tour themes to choose from, ranging from exploration and heritage, to cuisine and cinema, to list just a few.
Other destinations include the banks of the Rhone, Place Bellecour, St. George and the Gallo-Roman site of Fourviere.
The organization uses environmentally friendly urban transport and created special tours which favour quiet streets and cycle paths. With on-board multimedia apps or printed guide book, you can let yourself be guided around cultural routes that have been specifically designed for bikes.
The on-board maps and multilingual multimedia contents (audio, video, photos, touch screen) direct you to and describe the different points of interest. Stop and enjoy the sights, walk through the markets, visit the churches and other monuments.
And lucky you! You can climb up the hills and cover longer distances thanks to the electrical assistance of your bike. Taking this into account, rather than degree of physical difficulty, the tours have been ranked according to the most magnificent views throughout the city.