Lyon: Traboules & Resistance, visit the slopes of Croix-Rousse

Embark on a tour of the slopes of the Red Cross in Lyon, and discover the city’s network of hidden passages, corridors and stairs, used by the Resistance and known as “traboules” Your local Guide, a resident of the neighborhood for more than 25 years, will reveal you this emblematic neighborhood of social protest and resistance in Lyon through the centuries. During your exploration, you will discover the rich history of the resistance in Lyon through its "traboules": from the meetings of the French Resistance during the Second World War to the Impression of underground newspapers, from the first social protests of the "canuts", the silk workers, to the desperate resistance of the city during the French Revolution. You will leave with a deeper understanding of Lyon’s complex past and the role that traboules played in the great history of Lyon’s resistance.