Anna Richards

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2020

Writer based in Lyon, exploring on my multi-coloured bike and own two feet.

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There’s a gruesome twist to these St. Nicholas Day celebrations.

cannibals

Beware the Christmas Cannibal of France

How a whip-wielding butcher became St. Nick's sidekick.

Though the arêtes de poisson, or “fishbones,” tunnels were discovered in 1959, research on their origin has been halting and inconclusive.

exploration

Was There Treasure Buried Under Lyon?

Since their discovery more than 60 years ago, the "Fishbones" tunnels beneath the French city have been an enigma.

Frère Jean inside his monastery.

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The Fashion Photographer Who Became a Monastery Chef

Cloistered cooking can still be high art.

“La Fresque des Lyonnais,” one of the 150 murals that now decorate the city, pictures famous residents such as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince, and the Lumière brothers, pioneers of cinematography.

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Look What Happened When Lyon Got a Fresh Coat of Paint

Scores of enormous murals rehabilitated the French city's image and started a mesmerizing street-art trend.