The Church of Saint-Bruno des Chartreux is one of Lyon’s finer Baroque interiors, tucked below the slopes of Croix-Rousse. Its restrained exterior gives little warning of the marble, gilding, sculpture, and painted decoration inside.
It pairs well with a walk through the old silk-workers’ district, where Lyon’s religious and industrial histories sit close together. Go for a quiet look rather than a checklist stop; the church rewards a slower eye and a little detour from the city’s better-known basilica and old town.