* Saint-Etienne, city of Design and History, is outstanding for its taste for enterprise, its passion for nature, its love of Art, all of which make it an attractive metropolis. With many parks, myriad gardens and little public gardens, Saint-Etienne breathes easily. A town in the countryside, it abounds in artistic creativity, rare museums and historic treasures, and will be delighted to win you over.
* Not to be missed
- Musée d’Art Moderne
- Musée d’Art et d’Industrie: arms, ribbon manufacture, bicycles.
- The Saint-Jacques district, its pedestrianised streets and its restored 17th-century and 18th-century buildings
- Musée de la Mine-mining
- Astronef and the Fauriel site: a former factory now a business and conference centre
- Pilat regional nature park
- The armourers and soft-furnishing districts on the hills
- The hundred-year-old tramway
- Chocolate (a tradition going back to the end of the 18th-century)
- The medieval town of Saint-Victor and the gorges of the Loire…
* Experience Saint-Etienne
Cultural weekend to explore the city’s eclectic and surprising heritage.
- 3 days/2 nights in a hotel including breakfast, a gift of local produce (a bottle of Côtes du Forez or a bar of Weiss chocolate) and admission to three museums of your choice. Prices from € 85 in a 2-star hotel or € 95 in a 3-star hotel.
* Festive Saint-Etienne
Rugby World Cup from 7 September to 20 October 2007 Saint-Etienne, a traditional venue for major sporting events will hold three matches for the Rugby World Cup, on September 9, 26 and 29, 2007. The matches will feature Scotland, Samoa…
*Getting there
- Train station: Saint-Etienne Châteaucreux (high-speed train: 2 hrs 50 mins from Paris)
- Airport: Saint-Etienne Andrézieux-Bouthéon (12 km from the city centre)
- Motorways: A47 and A72, R-88 and 82 (520 km from Paris)
* Contact
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Totem, Office de Tourisme de Saint-Etienne et sa région
16 avenue de la Libération
42029 Saint-Etienne Cedex 1
33 (0)892 700 542
Fax: 33 (0)4 77 49 39 03
information@tourisme-st-etienne.com
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