Lyon

The City

Lyon is a sprawl of urbanisation which lies on the banks of two major rivers; the Rhone and the Saone, only coming to a head at their convergence which has formed a peninsula (presqu’ile) between the two. Lyon’s wealth and its development over the years is largely thanks to the silk trade. Through the cobbled streets of Vieux Lyon (the old quarter) can be found many hidden passages ’Les Traboules’ which intertwine amongst buildings and courtyards. The traboules were engineered to facilitate the transportation of the silk up from the river (Saone) to the workshops, factories and outlets in order to minimise exposure to the polluted air and keep the silk in its purest form.

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