Mephisto Shoe Factory Tour

Samantha Here: We have so many things packed into one day that it’s difficult to choose what to blog about while not leaving out anything important! We’re now in Besaçon, but I want to bring you back to Saverne where we took a day trip to Sarreboug to take a private tour of the Mephisto shoe factory with Rolf Konrad, Secretary General and current President of one of the local Rotary clubs.

If you are unfamiliar, Mephisto is a higher-end shoe manufacturer specializing in handmade, comfort shoes. Founded in 1965 by Frenchman Martin Michaeli, this company’s first target market was actually the United States. Since then, they’ve grown tremendously, now selling shoes in 70 countries with a total of 800+ stores. They are now one of the very few shoe manufacturers in the world not using plastic materials and still constructing the shoes by hand.

They take extreme pride in the fact that each shoe is individually designed and crafted using the highest grade materials. Walking through the factory, this was very evident! We all thoroughly enjoyed seeing each of the stages of production from conception to creation. Here are a few photos from our tour!