Another museum that we found very interesting was the Museum of the Valleys of the Cevennes in Saint-Jean-Du-Gard. Among all the interesting exhibits, we did enjoy seeing the part about the silk weaving business, -even to seeing the live silk worms -and learning how it was the women's job to breed them (in the house)! Then in another part we saw the silk dresses that the Protestant women would have worn. Because of the fierce persecution against them many French Protestants - the Huguenots- were exiled and many countries, England being one of them, benefited from their skills of silk weaving, lace making and, not least, their Godly way of life.
This is the entrance to the Museum
Museum exploring is hard work! Time for a break!
From nearby Anduze we took the tourist train to Saint-Jean-Du-Gard and back.
A nice touch! Being sent off with a smile!
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