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Weekend in Lyon

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Traboules belong to the vocabulary of Lyon, although the concept can be found elsewhere. They are passages that connect several buildings to cross a block. This was often fantasised as a way to escape the authorities, but it is far from a secret passage. Traboules also raise interesting legal questions about the public use of private places.

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