Major town of the first centuries AD, Vienne offers you many sweetnesses: the beauty of its site on the banks of the Rhone, the already Southern atmosphere of its shaded paths, the wealth of its patrimony, the magnificent archaeological museum of Holy Roman in Gal, its festival of jazz of international fame, a gastronomy as high as wines of the Coasts of the Rhone.

However far one goes back up(raises) in the time, everything here speaks to you about civilization. The site of Vienne is occupied without discontinuity since the highest Antiquity. In the IV-th century before J.C., the Gallic tribe of the Allobroges settles down there and in fact its administrative centre.

The allegiance in Rome, during the war of Long poles, will be worth in Vienne the title of Latin colony (in 50 avenue. J.C.) then under Auguste (towards 16-15 avenue. J.C.), the title was rare and envied by Roman colony. The Vienneses enjoy then all the rights of the Roman citizens.

Just like Lyon , his(her) close rival, Vienna becomes in the Middle Age a Christian town of first importance. The beauties of the medieval religious art are there for the measure of the life which covered the city of 10 churches and 12 convents. To see : (Monuments Musées ).

Today, Vienne is a city essentially service industry, with nevertheless some high-technology industry. The quality of life is not a vain idea in this city in the already Southern aspect which enjoys an intense commercial and cultural activity all year round.

For any information, please, contact the Office of Tourism of Vienne.

Credit text : advertising Brochure "Vienna" - Photo : Brochure "Your leisure activities in the Rhone-alpine pasture"