Are there any urban art lovers among you? Come on, let’s go to my hometown of Neuchâtel to explore Exomusée From Le Rock!
At Le Locle, a great initiative has begun to bear fruit! This Swiss watchmaking city has launched a street art route that aims to serve as an open-air museum. About twenty murals and works are scattered throughout the city. I took advantage of my last weekend in Switzerland to discover…I was not disappointed!
Where is Le Locke?
This Swiss town is located in the Neuchâtel Mountains (above My dear town From the lake! ). Le Locle and its neighbor La Chaux-de-Fonds are registered with UNESCO Its watchmaking town plan. I have a little attachment to Le Rock, because it is my administrative “city of origin”, and it is also the place where my grandmother lived!
→ see All blog posts on La Chaux-de-Fonds
→ After Estavaille, It is in Le Locle where we admire the Swiss street art On the blog
Le Locle Street Art
Thanks for restoring in the magnificent plan City Hall ♡ (Where Available online Here), we wandered the streets of Le Locle, looking for the works of different artists. This is a great way to (re)discover a small town located 1000 m away. Altitude, famous for heavy snow in winter.
Mural that pays homage to mechanical watches
Most works echo The watchmaking heritage of the city. Gears allude to the passage of time. Yes, there are still many watch companies in Le Locle today, as well as some watch factories, such as…Tissot’s watch factory, just cite one.
The most famous street artist invited to the walls of Locl is undoubtedly the French Mr. Cat, You have undoubtedly seen his smiling yellow male cat.In a completely different style, we can see a work reappearing Lace, The Polish artist pays tribute to this local expertise Nespen.
After discovering part of the route on foot, I must say that my favorite is the magnificent mural Guardian of time Collective Monkey Bird by France. Wow.andMechanical bird d’Ardif (FR), magnificent and poetic, located in rue de la gare (shown above).
If you want to see more, take a look at this volume and share it on my Instagram account @yapaslefeuaulacblog (Come with me! :P)
What else to see in Le Locle and surrounding areas
Exomusée is a fun way to rediscover Le Locle! But it won’t take a whole day… My advice: take the opportunity to visit the area and see the must-see attractions in the upper part of Neuchâtel.
Le Locle is a Swiss town with 10,000 residents.After the street art course is over, don’t miss the appreciation His city hall Possess an extraordinary heritage: this building is amazing!If you can, open the door to admire the inside…then, go visit A museum dedicated to watchmaking, I like very beautiful Montes Castle (Click to read the post on the dedicated blog).
If you have been to Le Locle, please go to La Chaux-de-Fonds, A more lively neighboring watch town, very important This very beautiful watchmaking museum Signed Le Corbusier with the house.
other More rustic ideas About? Visit this cheese factory Prepare a delicious Gruyere or stroll Peat bog…
→ exceed Attractions in the Canton of Neuchâtel There, including a tasting of absinthe! 😉
Have you seen these street art murals in Le Locle? Does this speak to you? personally, I really like street art, I really like how it brings a touch of color to our originally gray city!
