Lyon - Croix-Rousse District
This is the area of Lyon, along the peninsula to the north between the Saône and the Rhône rivers. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its connection to the Canuts, silk workers. The stone used for buildings on the hills is a yellow-purple stone from Couzon, known at the time as pierre rousse. In the 1800s, the area was populated with workers of the silk industry.
Lyon has over 215 passages, known as Traboules. There are 163 in the Croix-Rousse district. The passageways include stairs and alleys that allow people to move from one street to the next.
Le Bistro d'À Côté, or Bistanclaque, at 28 Rue des Tables Claudiennes in Croix-Rousse district of Lyon. The mural titled Bacchus boit de la grenadine (Bacchus drinks grenadine).
Montée du Perron is a combination of stairs and stone arches. The stairs link Rue des Tables Claudiennes, the location of the previous mural, and Rue Imbert-Colomès located further up the hill.
Anamorphose sous-marine, and 2023 artwork by street artist Abys2Fly.The stairs connect Rue Imbert-Colomès to Rue des Tables Claudiennes.
When walking through this district there are many beautiful little scenes of street art.
Streets of Lyon are is inspiring. Plenty of examples of creativity throughout the district.
This area of Lyon is built on a hill, wear good shoes and be ready to climb stairs!
Artistic storefronts.
I enjoyed the rich colours of the street art.