Silk Tour in Lyon

Silk was the major industry in Lyon for almost 400 years, and it shaped today's economy in a spectacular way! In the slope of Croix-Rousse hill, I will guide you through the passageways «traboules» of the «canuts» (name of the silk workers in Lyon), the impressive «Cour des Voraces», the district of the silk traders with their very rich houses. I include 2 private demonstrations: - Handmade painting on silk and rayon velvet + silkscreen printing presentation in one of the last 2 traditional Silk Houses producing in Lyon. - Silk weaving on a Jacquard loom with an association promoting silk heritage in an authentic 19th cent. workshop. Extra silkworm exhibition usually included from May to October, following season of mulberry trees Unique tour allowing you to fully understand Lyon and how the city's economy was shaped by its silk history