Youth Mass in Fourvière Basilica in Lyon, France, on Dec. 8, 2022. Credit: Diocèse de Lyon A Center of Evangelization at Fourvière Basilica The Lyon Diocese is heavily involved in the celebrations.

Gardens, also designed by Bossan, surround the basilica. Recent travelers raved about the ornate Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière, saying that the mosaics that line the wall are exquisite.

Glide over the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers, the vibrant streets of Old Lyon, the grandeur of Fourvière Basilica, and the iconic traboules hidden within the city’s medieval buildings.

Built between 1872 and 1884 on the site of an old Roman forum, Fourviere is another one of those ex-voto basilicas so common throughout Europe. In this case the basilica was dedicated to the ...

Thieves have stolen a crown studded with 1,791 jewels from a religious art museum in central France. The Museum of Fourvière in the city of Lyon on Saturday confirmed the theft of the Crown of ...