Quai Saint-Antoine, Riverfront promenade in 2nd arrondissement, Lyon, France

Quai Saint-Antoine runs along the left bank of the Saône in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement, from the corner of place d'Albon to the Palais-de-Justice footbridge. It is a paved promenade with a dark metal railing above a lower stone quay wall, where steps and a ramp descend to the water. A grey ticket machine with a yellow panel stands on the pavement, and 37 house numbers line the quay.

The quay takes its name from a 13th-century hospital founded by the Brothers of Saint Antoine to treat a specific medical condition. This medical heritage shaped the character of the area for centuries afterward.

The quay's name comes from the hospital founded on this spot in 1245 by the Antonins, an order inspired by Saint Anthony the Great. Because Saint Anthony was the patron saint of pigs, the Antonins were the only ones allowed to let pigs roam freely in Lyon. A statue remains at the corner of the quay and rue Petit David, where the Chapelle des Antonins once stood at no. 30.

The lower quay is being turned into a floodable promenade under the Terrasses de la Presqu'île project begun in 2023; work stopped indefinitely after weaknesses were found in the retaining wall scoured by the Saône. A parking machine on the pavement takes payment Monday to Saturday. Stone steps and a ramp behind the railing lead down to the water.

The quay's lower port was being converted into a floodable promenade under the Terrasses de la Presqu'île project begun in 2023, but work stopped indefinitely after weaknesses were found in the retaining wall scoured by the Saône.