Anna Richards

Anna is an award-winning travel and adventure writer who has been living in Lyon, France since 2021, drawn by proximity to the mountains. She’s the author of the Mini Rough Guide to Lyon for Rough Guides, Paddling France for Bradt Guides, and many Lonely Planet chapters on Lyon and the surrounding areas. She regularly writes for the BBC, National Geographic, The Telegraph and countless other publications.

Although she writes about just about everywhere in France, there’s no place like home, and there’s more than one reason why she’s chosen to stay in Lyon. It has it all: proximity to the Alps, two rivers, proper seasons with hot summers and cold winters, wine bars in abundance, and plenty of green spaces. Lyon also has one of the most varied and rich histories of any French city, as the Roman capital of Gaul, the silk weaving capital of Europe, and long-standing foodie capital of France.