Nancy - Metz

Route: Strasbourg - Nancy - Metz - Strasbourg
Duration: 8 h
Our fist stop in this tour will be at Nancy – a town for all the senses , a beautiful town with so much to offer. Capital of the Dukes of Lorraine, Nancy is known throughout the world for its array of eighteenth century architecture in place Stanislas, place de la Carriere and place d’Alliance - listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites since 1983. Even more than being a town dedicated to art , Nancy has turned to “live” culture, with a national opera, a ballet, a symphony and opera orchestra, a national drama centre and 6 museums. During our visit you will see  Place Stanislas,  Arc Here, Place de la Carriere, Governor’s Palace, Ducal Palace, Cordeliers Church, Restaurant Brend’Oliv, Door of the Craffe,    Citadel, Notre Dame Door, Desilles Gate, Rue du Haut Bourgeois,  Place Saint Epvre,  St Epvre Church and more. Also you can tast the gourmet specialities likeBergamotes and Macarons de Nancy, Mirabelle plums, Quiche Lorraine. Our next stop will be at Metz , where the main routes across Europe intersect, Metz has a very significant historic, cultural and religious heritage, from Antiquity to the 21st century, spread across distinct districts that each have their own identity. Sainte-Croix hill is the city's historic heart. Its decor is inspired by the medieval period with its cobbled streets, mansions and iconic monuments: the Recollets Cloister, the Church of St. Segolene and the Trinitarian Church. In the medieval district of Outre-Seille are the Germans' Gate, a castle fort over the Seille whose ramparts are now a walkway; the medieval Church of St. Eucharius and the Church of St. Maximin, with stained glass windows by Jean Cocteau. The elegant Iles district is typical of the 18th century with its opera-theatre, the oldest to still be active in France, the Abbey of St. Clement, headquarters of the Grand Est Regional Council, the Church of St. Vincent and the many bridges in the classical architectural style. The Citadelle district houses the Law Court, the former royal Abbey of St. Arnould, the Templars' Chapel, built between 1180 and 1220, and the Church of St. Pierre-aux-Nonnains, one of the oldest in France. The city centre has some large, renovated town squares, including the medieval Place Saint-Louis, the old Italian-inspired Place du Change, and Place d'Armes, where you will find the Cathedral of St. Stephen, one of Europe's tallest Gothic cathedrals, built from the 13th to the 16th century. The scale of its stained glass windows earned it the moniker of "The Good Lord's Lantern". Also you will see La Cour d'Or, the Metropolitan Museum of Metz, the Arsenal, the Amphitheatre and Seille Park districts, with the Centre Pompidou-Metz.  And for gurmans we recommend taste Mirabelle plums, quiche lorraine, potee stew, pate lorrain pie and Moselle wines are the stars of its food heritage, and can be enjoyed at most of its restaurants. After free time we will return to Strasbourg.
Price: Per person