A tangled confusion of narrow streets around the pretty place des Vosges, a square with arcades, and the severe façade of St Maurice's basilica.

The façade, with its massive forepart forming the belfry, is in traditional Meuse style. The portail des Bourgeois (15C door) on the left-hand side is typical of Champagne, as are the luminous Chanoinesses choir stalls. The nave, however, with its th..

At the top of the hill extending as far as the middle of the city, a 26ha park containing a mini zoo. Pleasant medieval gardens around the castle ruins.

In addition to the archeological collections and paintings of the north European schools (La Tour, Brueghel, Rembrandt), you will find the history of the «imagerie» (printing works) and a collection of contemporary art with a strong minimalist bias (..

Still a busy shopping area, it has retained its provincial charm. The 17C maison du Bailli (baillif's house) has a beautiful loggia.

Running from St Maurice's basilica, it leads to the medieval fortifications whose red sandstone walls and tower bases have been exposed.

Note the exotic trees, some very old, interspersed with trees more typical of the Vosges region.

The door is composed of enamel panels on red leather, with the symbols of the four apostles and the seven planets around a cross. Inside, is an immense stained-glass window to the glory of the Virgin Mary.

A tour of the workshops of the Imagerie d’Épinal enables visitors to learn about various production techniques and includes demonstrations on several machines, such as a colour printing machine. Xylography, stereo printing, screen colouring and lit..