Lyon, France: Gourmand's Delight
Lyon may be France's second city but it should be first on every visitor's list. More or less midway between Paris and Marseilles, it's known as the food capital of France and extraordinary food is one of the main reasons travelers from all over (including the French) come to Lyon, which is said to have the highest ratio of restaurants to people anywhere in France.
Lyon is blessed with culinary history as rich as its extraordinary produce. Not only does it have an abundance of Michelin starred restaurants but it also has styles of eating unique to it: from cafes and bistros to bouchons (literally "corks," but the familiar name for wine bars) where...
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