Every year in Lyon, the Wisteria Festival celebrates the blooming season of these beautiful trees. You'll find nearly 400 of them spread over a 200-hectare area in the Montchat district in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. Officially running from April 3 to 27, the Wisteria Festival is an amazing opportunity to discover this incredible natural spectacle that is still too unknown to the people of Lyon.
Because in spring, the wisteria puts on a stunning colorful show ranging from purple to blue and white in “«clusters»” that can grow over a meter long. It’s a truly poetic plant that takes us into a Japanese-inspired setting you wouldn’t expect to find right in the heart of Lyon.
To help you hunt down those blooming wisterias, head over to Montchat with this unbeatable map that lists the wisterias along the streets, in all colors, types, shapes, and ages (some are even over a century old) in the Montchat neighborhood. Open your eyes wide and take a deep breath to enjoy this divine… and fleeting spectacle!
