Next cultural visit: Vieux Lyon
Par Anastasia, vendredi 12 mars 2010 à 16:34 :: Visites culturelles : vivre en France
Wednesday the 24 of March, the students at Inflexyon will visit Vieux Lyon: the old and historical part of the city. Vieux Lyon is classified as a human heritage and a world heritage site by UNESCO. Covering an area of 24 hectares at the foot of the Fourvière hill, along the river Saône, it is one of Europe’s most extensive Renaissance neighbourhoods. From the Middle Ages, the district rapidly expanded as trade was developed and encouraged.

St. Jean is the most famous district in Vieux Lyon. The spectacular Cathedral Saint-Jean is a good example of Gothic architecture. In Vieux Lyon there is many architectural sights, especially traboules. Traboules, from Latin transambulare meaning to pass through, is a path for pedestrians, beginning with an entrance hall and through one or more buildings to connect one street to another. The first traboules are thought to have been built in the 4th century. They were originally used by silk manufacturers and other merchants to transport their products. Today, Vieux Lyon is still a lively and charming place thanks to the restaurants, shops, museums and night life.
To get information about the school, you can connect to the website of the French school Inflexyon and to the forum of the French courses.
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