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Jonathan / Julia / JD - Tour Guide in Lyon

Hi there, we are the LyonExplorer team! A group of 3 guides living in Lyon who can’t wait to show you our beautiful city. Some of us are pure Lyonnais products who’ve been living here for more than 30 years, others fell in love with the capital of Gaules (as you hopefully will) and moved here. We have been feeding ourselves with local specialties such as rosettes, Lyonnais cushions, quenelles, and other pink pralines in our magnificent city for years. Having always been passionate about Lyon and its wonderful History, the idea of introducing Lyon to tourists and locals came to us naturally.

Now we are all Happy Gone (people from Lyon)! Come and hang out by our side and walk our streets talking about history, street art, and food, after all, we are the culinary capital of the world! So, no doubt you’ll fall in love with this city and, bonus, you’ll learn a few expressions of our Lyonnais language!

About the guide

Tours delivered on GuruWalk: 1964
Guide on GuruWalk since: 2018
Languages: English, French

1 Tour of Jonathan / Julia / JD

Ratings (1283)

Paul
(1 Rating) Liverpool
Guided by Jonathan / Julia / JD
Travelled in group - Mar 2026

A very interesting and fun 2 hours

SYLVIA
(1 Rating) Paris
Guided by Jonathan / Julia / JD
Travelled alone - Mar 2026

Sean
(1 Rating) London
Guided by Jonathan / Julia / JD
Travelled alone - Feb 2026

Very enjoyable

Dawn
(1 Rating) Milton Keynes
Guided by Jonathan / Julia / JD
Travelled in couple - Mar 2026

Absolutely brilliant! Would recommend 💯

Brett
(18 Ratings) Australia
Guided by Jonathan / Julia / JD
Travelled in couple - Feb 2026

Good tour, plenty to see in Lyon however a bit rushed in 2 hours

Response from Jonathan / Julia / JD
Hello, thank you for your review! I would just like to clarify one point about the duration of the tour. It used to last 2 hours and 30 minutes, but many guests told us it felt a bit too long and that they were quite tired by the end. Because of this feedback, we reduced the duration to 2 hours, which better matches most people’s expectations. In fact, most free walking tours in cities usually last around 1 hour 30 to 1 hour 45. So the tour was not rushed. It is advertised as a 2-hour tour, and Jonathan followed the itinerary exactly as described on the Guruwalk page. During the tour, he talks about the silk workers and the history of the silk industry in Lyon, the origins of the city of Lugdunum, the Fontaine Bartholdi, the traboules of Croix-Rousse and Vieux Lyon, local street art, Lyon’s food culture, and many stories about the city’s history and architecture while discovering two historic neighbourhoods: Croix-Rousse and Vieux Lyon. That said, thank you for your feedback — we always try to improve the experience. I hope you had a great time in Lyon, and please feel free to contact us if you need any further recommendations about our beautiful city!

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