Saint Etienne
Whatever the motivation of your stay with us, business tourism or tourist stopover on the road to your vacation, you will see, Saint-Etienne, will not disappoint you.
Cradle of the industrial revolution in France as evidenced even today by its rich mining and industrial heritage, today it is classified as a city of Art and History and reveals its particularly well-preserved heritage. A history and a heritage that you can discover in particular by visiting its Mine museum and its museum of Art and Industry.
But our dynamic city is nonetheless resolutely turned towards the future, as evidenced by sites such as its Cité du Design, inaugurated in 2009.
Art lovers will appreciate the museum of Modern Art which brings together one of the finest European collections of contemporary modern art.
Green city surrounded by its 7 hills, Saint-Etienne is a city in the "countryside" whose 200,000 inhabitants appreciate the exceptional environment (the plain of Forez, the Pilat) which invites to the walk.
Difficult to evoke Saint-Etienne, without talking about the round ball !! The legendary Geoffroy Guichard stadium, nicknamed the cauldron, can be visited and illustrates the Stéphanois' passion for football and the warmth that qualifies its extraordinary welcome.
In the immediate vicinity of the hotel, we recommend a stop by Le CORBUSIER in Firminy (the first Le Corbusier site in Europe), and a detour through Saint-Victor-sur-Loire, a small medieval village on its rocky peak overlooking the lake de Grangent, classified Nature Reserve of the Gorges de la Loire.
You will see the ideas of activities, visits and leisure abound.
Our entire team will be happy to advise you in discovering our city full of surprises ... and wish you a very good stay among the Stéphanois.