Church, mosque or temple · UNESCO
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Lyon, France
Ornate hilltop basilica overlooking Lyon.
Neighbourhood · France · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Croix-Rousse and the Traboules
Silk-workers' hill with steep stairs, murals and passageways.
Free to enter about 1.5 h
For storytellers
Why Croix-Rousse and the Traboules matters
The Croix-Rousse hill was the home of Lyon's silk weavers, who worked in tall buildings with high ceilings for their looms. Today it is a lively neighbourhood with a morning market, murals and traboule passages that dive down the slope.
Talking points
- Silk workers needed tall ceilings for their looms.
- A large market runs along the boulevard on certain mornings.
- Street art covers many walls.
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