Event ROI: become an Event Optimizer
- November 26, 2025
- Events
Do you know how much you earn from your events? Discover the keys to a successful event strategy and become an Event Optimizer! To find out more
Your corporate events in the capital of Gaul: dare to be daring!
-
by Jade Caillot
- February 5, 2024
- Events
- 0
By 2023, we were witnessing a boom in business events of all kinds: business cocktails, product launches, team-building seminars, promotional evenings...
On the eve of 2024, the momentum continues. Today, more than ever, professional events punctuate the small and large stages of corporate life! And yet, most companies are still playing it safe by opting for local venues, if not the classic choice of the capital!
Why not get off the beaten track? What if we explored other regions? So many towns in France are national treasures!
Take Lyon : the city between two rivers. Are you familiar with the assets of this large provincial metropolis? Have you ever thought of organizing your evenings corporate events? Which private venue venue to choose for your next outsourced meeting? Could you hold your future business event in Lyon? Do you dare to be daring?
Contents
Modern Lyon, with its soul rooted in a thousand years of history
In the heart of the Rhône Valley, the two-thousand-year-old is France's 3rd largest city. Its peninsula between the Rhône and Saône proudly bears the history of the canuts and the silk industry, and its international renown shines brightly in the famous Fête des Lumières.
But far from the stereotypes, Lyon is first and foremost a major economic hub, and France's France's 2nd-largest convention city and the ideal place to boost your teams.
An ideal geographical location
Lyon is a European metropolis with excellent transport links. Thanks to the TGV, it's less than two hours from Paris. Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport serves all major European capitals.
It is also ranked as France's number 1 city in the GDS-Index (Global Destination Sustainability Index). So it's hardly surprising that business conventions and scientific symposia choose Lyon as the venue for their business events events?
A rich cultural life
Lyon la Gauloise is resolutely a capital of the arts, and of modern art in particular. Creative and plural, Lyon sings with its opera house, an impeccable neo-classical structure reinvented by Jean Nouvel.
Lyon sketches arabesques and entrechats at the Maison de la Danse The Maison de la Danse is the ideal venue for privatization between two productions by today's leading choreographers. It offers its contemporary flavor and considerable space to a wide range of business events business events, photo shoots and film shoots.
Gastronomy in the firmament of the stars
Lyon's gastronomy has built its reputation on legendary chefs. From Mère Brazier to Paul Bocuse, and with no fewer than 17 Michelin-starred chefs, it boasts a prestigious culinary art of tradition and daring. But you can always find the modest bouchon "in its juice" that will delight your guests' taste buds at an affordable price. And why not sample the region's the region's emblematic wines at Chai Saint OliveLyon's first urban winery!
Your corporate events in the capital of Gaul: dare to be daring!
The city of Lyon stands out for its exceptional built heritage. But it refuses to be seen as a museum city! The capital of the Gauls has transformed its venues and cultural heritage and cultural heritage into spaces for entertaining and sharing. It welcomes professional events events.
Manifesta: convivial spaces for contemporary art
Emblematic of Lyon's history, Manifesta is a former silk workshop just a stone's throw from the Musée des Beaux-Arts and theLyon City Hall.
Like Lyon's business leaders, you're sure to appreciate this atypical address ideally located in the 1st arrondissement. It will host your team meetings in boldly contemporary rooms calibrated to stimulate your brainstorming sessions.
The Fort de Vaise: a unique heritage site for your business event
Built in 1835, the Fort de Vaise belongs to the Fondation Renaud. An enthusiastic team, well-versed in event organization, oversees this jewel of heritage heritage and culture restored with passion. By turns intimate and grandiose, the spaces are perfectly suited to working sessions with small groups, but also offer a privileged setting for conferences and product launches.
And to round off the day in style, as the sun sets, take advantage of the fort's sublime terrace: 600 m2 with a panoramic view of Lyon and the Fourvière Cathedral! For a seminar that lasts into the night...
La Sucrière: an extravagance to match the most spectacular evening events
The Confluence district stands where the Rhône and Saône rivers meet. The city of Lyon has made it the standard-bearer of an ambitious ecological vision for the city. From Christian de Portzamparc to Massimiliano Fuksas and Jakob + MacFarlane, the most prestigious architects of the early 21st century are marking this former industrial wasteland with their innovative talent.
In 2011, architect William Vassal redesigned a former sugar warehouse from the 1930s. With its 3800 m2, La grandiose Sucrière overlooks the Rhône River. It hosts XXL business events business events right in the heart of the city, unveiling exhibitions of contemporary art from all over the world.r during privatized meetings meetings.
💡Also read: We need to hold events in meaningful venues
Now that you've been convinced, you'd like to give this city with its many assets a chance to bring together your employees and business partners together for a great time? To plan your next business event in Lyoncall on Loc'Hall, experts in the organization of prestigious events. At your side, Loc'Hall is committed to simplifying your projects and opening up to you venues for exceptional private events: France's most beautiful heritage and cultural sites!
Discover all Loc'Hall exceptional venues in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
