Access to a Self-Guided Tour to Traboules de Lyon: Croix-Rousse

About this tour

Explore Lyon's Croix-Rousse quarter at your own pace with a self-guided app that traces the lives of silk weavers through the district's hidden traboules—those distinctive covered passageways threading between buildings. Over 90 minutes, you'll navigate a curated route solving puzzles and uncovering local history without a fixed schedule or guide. Access the interactive app for a full year, unlocking stories and street-level observations that reveal why these Renaissance lanes mattered to Lyon's textile boom.

Highlights

• Navigate hidden traboules through an interactive smartphone app
• Solve puzzles tied to real architectural and social history
• Follow a silk weaver's story through Croix-Rousse
• Explore at your own pace, any day of the week
• One year of app access after first unlock code
• Detailed maps and geolocation support throughout

What to expect

You'll download the app, enter your unlock code, and start from a designated point in Croix-Rousse. The route guides you through narrow, atmospheric passages—some open air, others covered—stopping at around five to seven locations. At each stop, you read a historical vignette or clue, then tackle a puzzle: spot architectural details, answer questions about weaver life, or interpret period accounts. The app shows your position and provides context; there's no time pressure. Expect moderate walking on uneven cobblestones and occasional steep streets. Most people finish in 90 minutes, though you can pause and return later.

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