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If you like crowds, traffic noise and bad air, this is a wonderful location.

Mysterious and busy bridge over the Saone

The whole city center is worth a visit

The city is better than its reputation

Beautifully situated on the Saone

Joseph (called Nicéphore) Niépce, to whom this museum in his birthplace Chalon-sur-Saône is dedicated, was born here on March 7, 1765. He died on July 5, 1833. Norb has already presented Niépce's work in detail in his contribution here. Wikipedia honors him with the words: "He developed heliography, the world's first photographic technique. He took the first photograph that has survived to this day."

In August 1826, Nicéphore Niépce, a 61-year-old Burgundian living in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes near Chalon-sur-Saône, tested one of these latest inventions and took the first photo in history. Daguerre will buy him or steal his patent, and that is why the first photos will be called daguerreotypes. The museum is very interesting to visit and relates the beginnings of photography to the present day.

Nice rest area with a view of the Saône