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Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Garden)
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In these luxurious Botanical Gardens you'll find remnants of the once-huge Amphithéâtre des Trois Gauls (Three Gauls Amphitheater), built in AD 19.
- Address: Entrance on Rue de la Tourette, Vieux Lyon, Lyon, 69005 | Map It
- Hours: Daily dawn--dusk
- Location: Vieux Lyon and Fourvière
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