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First to be described is Fourvière bill, the site of the Roman colony and a marvellous place from which to observe the way that the city bas developed. Going down the bill, the visitor is carried along to the richness and diversity of the Peninsula, before walking up the dopes and then onto the plateau of Croix-Rousse where, silk workers worked for low wages to produce superb gold and silver silken fabrics. Crossing the Rhône, (s)he reaches the former working-class suburb of La Guillotière, which is set to become the city's "Latin Quarter", situated as it is around two universities, and the upper-class area of Les Brotteaux near the famous Tête-d'Or park.