– Is the second largest city in France;
– Its position in the Rhone Valley gives it an ideal climate.
– Is the epicenter of French gastronomy;
– As well as a major business center.
– Very relaxed, with even top businessmen going to work in jeans.
– Has a respectable life expectancy rate for men, with below average incidences of heart disease.
– Its soccer team is the envy of the nation, having won the championship 7 consecutive times, meaninig its residents will enjoy elite European soccer.
– Close to the Alps’ excellent skiing, and well placed for exploring the South of France as well.
– It is a word that in Lyon, once you have made a friend, you have a friend for life.
– Lyon does suffer slightly from not being Paris;
– Parts of Lyon have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and it has a rich and at times bloody history. There are plenty of museums and historical sites to satisfy any culture vulture in 2009.
– The Rhone Valley is a spectacularly scenic area.
– France has suffered for a long time with high unemployment; this made the government to introduce a shorter working week to get more people into work. The result of that initiative is that in Lyon you can enjoy a rare balance between work and life, which is more than you can say for almost any other city on earth.
– So if you are looking for a vibrant yet relaxed place to live, you could do far worse than Lyon.
– Average cost of a pint of beer in a bar in this city $ 5.00 (the top 29 average cost is $4.48).
