Vienne
www.vienne.fr
City of Art & History, Vienne has been inhabited since
early ancient times. From the 3rd century BC a tribe of
Gaule called Allobroges settled there and later made the
place its main town.
Vienne's loyalty to Rome during the Galtic Wars earned it
the distinction of becoming a Latin colony (about 50 BC).
The town had various remarkable monuments, some of which
can still be seen today. Nowadays, Vienne is essentially a
touristic and commercial city.
It is a focus of intense commercial and cultural activity
all year round, with its cultural highlight being The
International Vienne Jazz Festival, organized every
summer.
