Croix-Rousse: Silk Weavers' Hill, Murals
Croix-Rousse is what happens when a working neighbourhood doesn't fully surrender to tourism. It sits on a steep hill north of the Presqu'île, and for 300 years it was
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Croix-Rousse is what happens when a working neighbourhood doesn't fully surrender to tourism. It sits on a steep hill north of the Presqu'île, and for 300 years it was
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