Every year in Lyon, the Wisteria Festival celebrates the blooming season of these magnificent trees. You can find almost 400 of them gathered over 200 hectares in the Montchat neighborhood in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. Throughout the entire month of April, the Wisteria Festival is the perfect opportunity to discover this incredible spectacle of nature that is still too unknown to the people of Lyon.
In spring, the wisteria puts on a stunning colorful show that sways between purple, blue, and white with "clusters" that can reach over a meter in length. It's a wonderfully poetic plant that takes us into a Japonese-style setting, something we wouldn't expect to find right in the heart of Lyon.
To help you track down these blooming wisterias, head over to Montchat with this essential map that lists wisterias found along the streets, in every color, variety, shape, and age (some are even over a hundred years old) in the Montchat neighborhood. Open your eyes and noses wide and enjoy this divine… and fleeting spectacle!
Every year in Lyon, the Wisteria Festival celebrates the blooming season of these stunning trees. You can find almost 350 of them gathered over an area of 200 hectares in the Montchat neighborhood in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. Officially launched from April 6 to May 3, the festival will...Wisteria Festival is the perfect opportunity to go and discover this incredible natural spectacle that is still too little known by the people of Lyon.
Because in spring, the wisteria puts on a stunning, colorful show ranging from purple to blue and white with "clusters" that can exceed a meter in length. It's a truly poetic plant that immerses us in a Japanese-like scene that you'd never expect to find right in the heart of Lyon.
To help you track down those blooming wisterias, head over to Montchat with this essential map that lists wisterias along the streets, in every color, form, and age (some are even over a hundred years old) in the Montchat neighborhood. Open your eyes and nose wide and enjoy this divine… and fleeting spectacle !