Capital of the valley since the creation of Maurienne's bishop's palace in the VI-th century by King Gontran, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is the cradle of the house of Savoy

The hall of its cathedral shelters the grave of his(her) first princes. Of the rising Romanic art, illustrated by its codes and its double cathedral, in the baroque of its episcopal palace, by way of the Gothic art of its convent and its stalls of the XV-th century, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne proposes in guest an exceptional set(group).

Visits commented by the city are assured(insured) by the Guides of the Patrimony of the Countries of Savoy.

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne benefits from attractive equipments :
- Hotels, furnished flats, shelter of group, campsite,
- Swimming pool, tennis, games of balls, marked out paths, sites of escalation...
- Library, cinema, théatre.

Three museums to be discovered :
- Museum of Opinel ,
- Museum of Suits ,
- Museum of Mont-Corbier

For any information the Office of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne's tourism is at your disposal.

Credit text and photos : advertising Plaque "Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne"