Such a cool and thorough museum that really gives you a feel for the history of the region. In most of the exhibits the signs are in both French and English.
The Saint-Étienne Mine Museum is a French museum founded in 1991 in the city of Saint-Étienne in the French department of the Loire situated in the ...
Open les 14 Juillet et 15 Aout Come and discover this exceptional site dating from the Middle Ages in the calm of the countryside and to the rhythm of the ...
An old industrial mining site that was once the lifeblood of St-Étienne has been transformed into a fascinating exhibition complex. On a 75-minute guided…
In 1741, a coal seam was discovered in Littry. It was the prelude to intense industrial activity for the next 200 years, in this once peaceful market town.
The mine museum opened in 1907 and was the first mining museum in France. A vein of coal was uncovered in 1741 which went on to be mined from 1741 to 1880 ...