3 Best Places To Visit in Saint-Étienne

“Musée de la Mine presents the facilities of a former coal mine. The museum was founded in 1991 in the city of Culture. Musée de la Mine is also a show mine and thus presents the possibility of visiting a reconstructed gallery and the historical buildings of the former mine site. Musée de la Mine also offers three permanent exhibition tours. The museum organises and hosts events all year round that make Couriot feel unique: festivals, open days, night visits, temporary exhibitions, artistic installations, concerts, theatre and readings. They offer free entry for children under 25 years and free entry every 1st Sunday of each month.”

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“Musée d'Art et d'Industrie offers a contemporary look at the art and design industries. The museum has three technical collections of armaments, cycles, and ribbons. These collections are the essential link between the Saint-Étienne region's past, present, and future. Musée d'Art et d'Industrie offers a contemporary look at everyday life's art and design industries. Guides are energetic and passionate. They offer free admission for those under 16, the unemployed, beneficiaries of the RSA, and seniors. Musée d'Art et d'Industrie provides you with a picnic room. The museum features a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, and toilet, as well as amenities such as toilets and a restaurant, making the place a family-friendly destination and great for kids.”

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“Musée des Verts presents the collections, and an audio guide in French or English with automatic activation is provided to you at the entrance at no extra charge. The museum presents a new temporary exhibition in the space of 135 m². Musée des Verts is a sports museum whose collections are related to the soccer team of AS Saint-Étienne. The museum offers, over an area of 800 m², a chronological route to discover the history. The museum has a logo that allows you to identify the main videos triggering the audio guide within the permanent collections. Musée des Verts is designed for accessibility and features a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, and toilets. The museum also offers amenities such as toilets and a restaurant, making the museum a welcoming and family-friendly place, ideal for families.”

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