If you are crazy about chocolate then you should head for Sébastien Bouillet's newly opened shop-cum-laboratory, a place that is so mad about chocolate it is even Willy Wonkaesque and made of chocolate in some places You're greeted by a wall of liquid chocolate before wandering into a library of chocolate bars stacked up like delicious books.The famous Beaujolais region is only 30 km away and is home to some of the best vineyard in the region – hire a car for the day and go take a look, or get a guided tour so you can sample a few without worrying about driving home!If the weather is nice, don't miss the remarkable Tête d'Or park with its botanical gardens, lake, zoo, rose garden and events. Or just spend a day wandering Lyons old traboules – wonderful old corridors that go through buildings and courtyard – a different way to see the city.

Even if the place is pretty and pleasant, there is not a lot to see around the stadium but the city center is reachable in around 20 minutes. The nature lovers will appreciate easily reachable les marais, a huge park with a lake and islands in it—this is such a lovely place for couples and families.