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Silk Tour in Lyon

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10 out of 10
Exceptional
Price is NZ$813 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • 3h
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  • Multiple languages
Overview

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.

Activity location
  • Soierie Vivante - Atelier Municipal de Tissage
    • 12 bis montee J. Godart
    • 69004, Lyon, France, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Place de la Croix-Rousse
    • Place de la Croix-Rousse
    • 69004, Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Start Times nouveaux
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
NZ$812.51 x 1 AdultNZ$812.51
Total
Price is NZ$812.51

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Weaving demo on original 19th cent. Jacquard loom
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Demonstration of hanpainted napped velvet
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Exhibition of silkworms available from May to October
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Private transport

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for people who cannot go down many steps

Activity itinerary

Soierie Vivante - Atelier Municipal de Tissage
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Demo of silk weaving on Jacquard loom
Maison Brochier Soieries
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Demo of handmade painting on napped velvet. Exhibition of silkworms from may to november
Croix-Rousse
  • 30m
We will go through the traboules of Croix Rousse on the way down the hill

Location

Activity location
  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Soierie Vivante - Atelier Municipal de Tissage
    • 12 bis montee J. Godart
    • 69004, Lyon, France, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Place de la Croix-Rousse
    • Place de la Croix-Rousse
    • 69004, Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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