Presqu'île Map Poster, Lyon

45.7578° N, 4.8351° E

Enclosed between the Rhône and the Saône, the Presqu'île is Lyon's beating heart. From Place Bellecour — one of Europe's largest squares — to Place des Terreaux and its Bartholdi fountain, the street plan draws a majestic axis lined with Haussmannian facades. Gift a map poster revealing the unique geography of this strip of land between two rivers.

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Key Streets & Landmarks

Place Bellecour

Rue de la République

Place des Terreaux

Lyon Opera House

Neighborhood Vibe

The Presqu'île is Lyon at its most elegant. Rue de la République, the main shopping artery, pulses with urban energy tempered by the shaded quays of the Rhône and Saône. Between Place Bellecour where locals gather and Place des Terreaux where the Bartholdi fountain splashes into the night, the district vibrates with a dynamism that two thousand years of history have never exhausted.