Things to do in Saint-Étienne
Around Saint-Étienne, Notrebellefrance lists 15 tourist sites within 25 km, including 5 castles, 3 museums, 2 waterfalls and 2 natural wonders. Not to be missed: Château de Rochebaron, Musée de la Mine and L'Astronef.
Castles · Haute-Loire
Château de Rochebaron
From the end of a ridge, the Château de Rochebaron overlooks the Loire gorges. Probably built by the lords of Rochebaron in the eleventh century, the castle was reworked in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, before being abandoned under Louis XIV.
Museums · Loire
Musée de la Mine
Museums · Loire
L'Astronef
Museums · Loire
Musée d'Art Moderne
Waterfalls · Loire
Gouffre de l'enfer
Castles · Loire
Château de Grangent
Castles · Loire
Château d'Essalois
Waterfalls · Loire
Saut du Gier
Castles · Loire
Château de Bouthéon
Natural wonders · Loire
Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat
Castles · Haute-Loire
Château des Evêques-du-Puy
Zoos & wildlife parks · Loire
Espace Zoologique de St-Martin la plaine
Villages · Loire
Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
It was Béatrice de Roussillon who founded the Sainte-Croix charterhouse in 1280, in the hollow of a rolling landscape.
Towns & cities · Loire
Saint-Étienne
Natural wonders · Loire