Les Carrés Pégase, Lyon

LA MAISON DES CANUTS (at 4.5 Km of the Carr�s P�gase)
Academy living of knowledge, which makes the wealth and the quality of the silk trade of the city Lyon. During a lead visit you can discover: the invention of Jacquard, illustrated by a demonstration of weaving on arm professions, the history of the silk and the cycle of the silkworm, the life of the silk workers in the XIX� century, and the reality of the textile industry in Rh�ne-Alpes today.
The shop proposes a vast choice of products such as scarves, slings, ties, coupons of tissues, weaved images...

MUSEE DES TISSUS (at 1Km)
30 rooms present 2000 years of history of the tissue, Egyptian tissues in the contemporary works of the whole world (carpet Persian and Turkish), and profane suits or liturgical ornament, with a panorama of the silk trade of Lyons since the Renaissance in particular. The visit is fascinating thanks to the stage setting of the rooms of this magnificent house, the hotel of Villeroy.

Lyon and the Christian history
The construction of Lyon is closely related to the Christian history. The religious edifices are many and testify of the power of the city during the centuries. Primatiale of the Long poles, the cathedral St Jean is the bishop's see.
Opened on the world, Lyon offers a place to every cult and all live serenely.

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