Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne is a French city that has known how to reinvent itself, transforming its industrial and mining past into a vibrant center of design and culture. Declared Design City by UNESCO, it offers the visitor an audacious architecture and innovative spaces such as the Cité du Design. Its Modern and Contemporary Art Museum holds one of France's most important collections. For pilgrims following the Via Gebennensis, it is an urban stop that surprises with its dynamism. The city provides all necessary services and a chance to discover a different face of France, where industrial heritage coexists with artistic vanguard.