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Traboules of the Croix-Rousse and the famous Lyonnais' mural

The Croix-Rousse is the district where the “canuts” or silk-workers used to live.

The famous Croix-Rousse “traboules” were very important for them. You will see just why!

A short stroll through the maze of “traboules”.

Some of them have the strangest names, like the “Cour des Voraces”, the voracious men’s courtyard…

History is everywhere on the bustling slopes of the Croix Rousse: here you will find the ruins of the Gallo-Roman amphitheatre where the first Christians died as martyrs.

After walking down the slopes of the Croix-Rousse hill through the “traboules”, cross the Place des Terreaux, where you can admire the City Hall, the Fine Arts Museum and Bartholdi’s fountain to get to the “Famous people of Lyon mural”, where you can see, side-by-side, portraits of the great men who have made the name of Lyon from Roman times to the present day.

Meeting point : exit of the underground - station Croix-Rousse.

Duration of the walking tour :  2 hours

Information and reservation

For individuals: +33(1)4 72 77 69 69

For groups or 'à la carte': +33(0)4 72 77 72 33

Tour proposed in French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Danish, Japanese