Landmark

Cour des Voraces

Croix-Rousse, Lyon

Address
9 place Colbert, 69001 Lyon

Source: mairie1.lyon.fr, checked 12 Nov 2026.

Open concrete staircases of the Cour des Voraces courtyard in Croix-Rousse, Lyon
Photo: Fred Romero / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Courtyard with a monumental open staircase of six flights from 1825 to 1826, and a traboule linking place Colbert to montée Saint-Sébastien and rue Imbert-Colomès.

Time needed 20 minutes
Free

What the guides say about Cour des Voraces

Climb the slopes from Place Sathonay, with the Cour des Voraces on the way, and finish on the plateau at the Gros Caillou, a boulder found while digging a funicular tunnel in 1890.

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What's on near Cour des Voraces

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Cour des Voraces, from the weekly Lyon events calendar.

Smaller local events nearby

  • HERVE SALAMONE Concert

    Fri 13 Nov · La Clef de Voûte, Croix-Rousse

    A concert at La Clef de Voûte, listed on the Le Jazz Club la Clef de Voûte calendar.

    Participation libre · 20:30 to 23:30 · Map · Source: laclefdevoute.fr

  • KARIM ADDADI Concert

    Fri 13 Nov · Les Grandes Voûtes, Croix-Rousse

    A concert at Les Grandes Voûtes, listed on the Le Jazz Club la Clef de Voûte calendar.

    Participation libre · 20:30 to 23:30 · Map · Source: laclefdevoute.fr

  • STEPHANE VINCENZA Concert

    Sat 14 Nov · La Clef de Voûte, Croix-Rousse

    A concert at La Clef de Voûte, listed on the Le Jazz Club la Clef de Voûte calendar.

    Participation libre · 20:30 to 23:30 · Map · Source: laclefdevoute.fr

  • CEDRIC PERROT VIBE SESSION Concert

    Sat 14 Nov · Les Grandes Voûtes, Croix-Rousse

    A concert at Les Grandes Voûtes, listed on the Le Jazz Club la Clef de Voûte calendar.

    Participation libre · 20:30 to 23:30 · Map · Source: laclefdevoute.fr

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Nearby

Le Gros Caillou Landmark · 4 min walk Glacial erratic boulder of quartzite found in 1890 while digging the Croix-Paquet funicular tunnel, placed on the boulevard in 1891 and now the... Jardin des Plantes Park · 5 min walk Sloping garden of 7,790 square metres on the Croix-Rousse hill, a former botanical garden whose orangery moved to the Parc de la Tête d'Or in 1857. Marché aux livres anciens de la Croix-Rousse Market · 5 min walk Saturday market of eight professional dealers selling old books, postcards and magazines on place de la Croix-Rousse. Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules Landmark · 5 min walk Remains of the Roman amphitheatre finished in 19 AD, with retaining walls set into the Jardin des Plantes, where the first Christian martyrs of Gaul... Place Louis Pradel Landmark · 5 min walk Square at the foot of the Croix-Rousse slopes holding the set of sculptures by Ipoustéguy, listed by the Ville de Lyon among its public artworks. Marché alimentaire de la Croix-Rousse Market · 6 min walk Food market on the boulevard selling fruit and vegetables, cheeses, meats, charcuterie, fish, bread, pastries, wine and flowers, with 95 traders on...

Around Croix-Rousse

Silk workers' hill, traboules and Sunday markets

The Croix-Rousse is the hill north of the Presqu'île where Lyon's canuts wove silk in tall workshops with high ceilings. The slopes above place des Terreaux and the plateau around the boulevard now hold markets, theatres and a neighbourhood that still feels separate from the centre.

Croix-Rousse has 14 places on the Roam Lyon map: 5 landmarks, 2 museums, 2 parks and gardens, 2 markets, 2 special spots and 1 church or cathedral. Read the Croix-Rousse guide.

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Good to know

What is the address of Cour des Voraces?
9 place Colbert, 69001 Lyon.
How long do you need at Cour des Voraces?
Plan for 20 minutes.

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