Secret Guide to Lyon and the Surrounding Area

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Is it the mists which once rolled in from the "brotteaux" (marches) and the two rivers ? Or is it die nickname of "Myrelingues la Brumeuse," which evokes a strange, fantastic city ? Lyon has always been thought of as a secret, mysterious place. To discover or rediscover it, listen to the story of its secret history : irs legendary birth on the hill of the god Lug, at the confluence of two rivers ; thee tragedies of die Army of Shadows ; the Lady in White who haunted Croix - Rousse Hill; the men of Lyon with strange powers, whose influence spread well beyond the city ; die labyrinth of traboules and the enigmatic subterranean galleries. When you put down this book, you will never again see Lyon in the sanie way.