Lyon Zoo: Entrance- Free Zoo (Old and Elegant Lyon Series 17)

Lyon Zoo  
Entrance- Free Zoo 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 17  

The Lyon Zoo was created as one of the

main attractions of Parc de la Tete D’or 

and opened at the same time as the park. 

 

It was only  meant to create a farm

for educational purposes with some

domesticated and  wild animals on display

…but slowly evolved

to become a real zoo.

.
 

 

 The zoo now houses animals

from different parts the world. 

 

Set in over six hectares of land,with several hundred 
animals, including very rare species like the Barbary 
lion, which has been extinct in the wild since 1922. 

 

The newest development of the zoo was

a vast area called The African Plain.

 Also known as "La Plaine Africaine"

it opened  in 2006. where there are 
about 130 different animals on display.

 

 Some of the animals n this section

belong to rare and protected species-

 

…and being an open zoo,

 

…they live in freedom on 2.5 acres

of simulated African environment.

 

Parc de la Tete D’or’s Lyon Zoo may not be as extensive

as compared to other zoos we visited in other countries,

 

…but it is a beautiful,

 

…well- kept,

…well maintained zoo-

 

…that does not charge any entrance fee.

Indeed- there a truth to the old adage

that the best things in life are free.

Read other posts for 
Old and Elegant Lyon Series
on the links below: 

Lagrange Aparthotel, Lyon
A Modern Home in Lyon
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 1 

Vieux Lyon  
Old Lyon in Suspended Animation
Old and Elegant Lyon Series 2 

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste 
A Medieval Cathedral 
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Funiculaires de Fourviere

Easy Way to the Top of Lyon
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La Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière 

The Other Notredame Church of France 
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Tour Métallique de Fourvière  
Half of Eiffel Tower  
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A Travel back in Time
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A Taste of the Past  
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Themepark Disappointment 
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The Village Outlet 
A Lovely French Bargain Outlet 
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