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Epinal, cité de l'image

Walks  Sites and museums 

Situated in the heart of the vosges departament, epinal drew from its history many features which still marks its personality.

Visit of the town

Visit of the town


  St Maurice Basilica (XIth-XIIIth XVth-XIXth centuries)
  Place des Vosges
  St Michel Chapel
  Roman House, built at the end of the XIXth centuries, imitation of South Italian Houses

Epinal imagery and its museum

Epinal imagery and its museum


  Manufacture of 1895, it continues its activity. Registered as an additional inventory to the Historic Monuments as well as a part of the machines, engraved wood and lithographic stones.
  Museum of the Image - next to the imagery History of the Image, reading, role of the Image. Collection of 22 000 popular images. Several temporary exposures each year.

Epinal castle and its park

Epinal castle and its park


  26 ha english style gardens (1804-1827), registered to the additional inventory of the Historic Monuments.
  In the Park - remains of factories dating from the XIXth century: farm, Kiosk ("Chinese Tower"), classified Historic Monuments.
  Ruins of the large Castle of Epinal 350m X 70m in the course of restoration and of consolidation.
  Classified Historic Building.

The museums

The museums


  Musée du Chapître - Historical and archaeological Center
  Musée Départemental d'Art Ancien et Contemporain - Collections from prehistory to the XXth century including an important series of contemporary works.

Epinal-bouzey

Epinal-bouzey


  Starting from the north of the Port, the route takes the path formerly used by the horses to draw the barges. A footbridge then makes it possible to change bank to the junction of Golbey and to skirt the southern branch of the Channel of the Vosges. A second footbridge at Sanchey, makes it possible to go down again towards the Fort, then to follow the drain of food of the Channel to the tank of Bouzey.


  Located between the channel and the Moselle river, the leisure park includes a vast esplanade, an adventure playground for children and a cycle track, which, thanks to the footbridge on the channel downstream from the Port makes it possible to be connected to the section connecting Saut-le-Cerf to the downtown area.

Spinaparc adventure

Spinaparc adventure


  Located at a few minutes of Epinal's centre, equipped with a cliff and a source in the middle of the forest, this park which extends on 5 ha proposes to you the adventure in the trees.

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