Silk
At the foot of the Croix-Rousse hill, take a stroll through the slopping, narrow streets, explorng the steps, and 'traboules' (passageways) of the silk workers'district. Visit the atelier de Soierie (silk workshop), and, moving on to the Croix-Rousse plateau, stop at the family-run workshops of the Soierie vivante (Living Silk Works) and the Maison des Canuts (silk workers'centre).