Vieux-Lyon, Hôtel du Gouverneur

Built in the fifteenth century, the building was an inn until 1826. Before entering, note the arc terminated by two cones. The griffon, a symbol of the hurdle to cross, looks at another symbol, the mermaid fish and its poisonous singing. Although the mullioned windows have retained their carved bases, the cone figurines have almost all disappeared. Enjoy the vaulted hall. As you go up the stairs, notice the stone ramp carved into the wall. Passing under a vaulted loggia, you arrive in the 'high court’. Discover the carved mullions, a door with a coat of arms and a figurine, the well with its shell-shaped canopy.