Piganiol Umbrella : French fashion within easy reach
Aurillac, the capital of the umbrella! The legend says that the Jordanne River, which crosses Aurillac, was full of gold glitter... This gold was exchanged for copper brought back from Spain by pilgrims from the north of Europe, returning from St. Jacques de Compostelle. Thus was born a tradition of copper threshers, from which the local artisans realized metal pieces that make up the structure of an umbrella. As the surrounding forests were full of trees, an industry of wooden...
