Trabouler , from Latin " Trans ambulare " means " pass through " .
In large numbers on the slopes of the Croix-Rousse, they were mainly used to bring back the silk traders down the hill without exposing them to the elements. They sheltered the secret comings and goings of Canuts during their great revolt in 1831 and Resistants of Lyon during the 2nd War.

The main alleyways are:
- 9 place Colbert at 14a St Sebastian and climb at 29 rue Imbert Colomès : the "Court of Voracious " or " House of the Republic" (place Colbert ) whose name comes from a group of the silk weavers (Canuts) which were very active especially revolutionary in 1848. Monumental six-story facades of stairs.

- 20 rue Imbert Colomès au 55 rue des Tables Claudiennes
- 30 rue Burdeau au 19 rue René Leynaud (passage Thiaffait)
- 6 rue René Leynaud au 3 rue des Capucins
- 6 rue des Capucins au rue Ste Marie des Terreaux
- 2-4 rue Ste Catherine au 21 rue d'Algérie