YVES ST. LAWRENCE CHILDHOOD HOME

You won't find this house referenced in any guidebook and, even in Oran, nobody knows where it really is. As a proof, we spent two hours looking for it before finding it because we didn't have the exact address.

Yves Saint-Laurent was born in 1936 in Oran and it is in this house that he spent his childhood. Today the Guellil family lives there and has kept the house as it was at the time. The tiles in the living room have not changed and some of the furniture has been preserved. It is with pleasure that the lady of the house will tell you the story of the acquisition of this apartment after the independence of Algeria. It is possible to visit the apartment on request, but please call beforehand and inform the owners of your visit. You are not in a museum but in people's homes... Moreover, a financial participation is welcome, even if the family will never dare to ask you for anything.

Finally, you should know that the Plateau district where this house is located is not very well frequented, so avoid walking around with valuable objects when you go there. And to find it, the easiest way is still to go by cab. We have listed a cab driver, Momo, in the transportation section, who knows where the house is (we found it with him) because few cabs know this address. If Momo can't be reached, a regular cab should be able to take you there.