Silk Tour in Lyon
- 3 hours
- 3 languages
- Private tour
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Luxury tour abour silk, major industry in Lyon history for 400 years. From the Croix-Rousse with its traboules till wokrshops in Vieux-Lyon, you will meet passionate artisans who will show you the Jacquard loom, the bombyx moths, the softness of velvet scarfs ... Many surpriiiiises between chemistry, techniques, history, fashion, zoology, with one of the last Made in France firms.
Inclusions
What's included
- Weaving demo on original 19th cent. Jacquard loom
- Exhibition of silkworms available from May to October
- Demonstration of handpainted napped velvet
What's not
- Private transportation
Itinerary
Demo of silk weaving on Jacquard loom
Demo of handmade painting on napped velvet. Exhibition of silkworms from may to november
We will go through the traboules of Croix Rousse on the way down the hill
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At the foot of the statue of Jacquard in the middle of the square
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- NEW GENERATION GUIDE
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for people who cannot go down many steps
How it compares in Lyon
- Its from-price is 106% above the median of the 399 experiences we list in Lyon.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 102 of 399.
About Lyon
Lyon, where the Rhône and Saône meet, is a Roman and Renaissance city of covered passageways, long called the capital of French cooking.
Lyon spreads across two rivers and two hills. On Fourvière hill, the white basilica looks down over the Roman theatres of Lugdunum, once the capital of Gaul, while the Renaissance old town below has narrow streets and covered passageways, the traboules, that silk workers used to carry cloth. The old town and the slopes of Croix-Rousse, the silk weavers' hill, are part of the UNESCO-listed historic site.
Top-ranked sights in Lyon: Old Lyon (Vieux Lyon), Traboules of Lyon, Lyon Cathedral (Cathédrale St-Jean).
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