Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Nancy, France
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7.9 km
80 m
Experience Nancy in France in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in NancyIndividual Sights in NancySight 1: L'Autre Canal
L'Autre Canal is a French concert hall located in Nancy in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region.
Sight 2: Église Saint-Georges
The Church of Saint-Georges is a Catholic church built in the nineteenth century in Nancy.
Sight 3: Porte Sainte-Catherine
The Porte Sainte-Catherine is a gate in Nancy, erected in the eighteenth century.
Sight 4: Caserne Thiry
The Thiry Barracks, first known as the Sainte-Catherine Barracks, is a barracks located near the Sainte-Catherine Gate in Nancy. It was built from 1765 to 1769 to the plans of the architect Richard Mique, on the orders of Louis XV, shortly before the annexation of Lorraine to France.
Sight 5: Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy
The Aquarium Museum of Nancy, is a heritage establishment of scientific and technical culture jointly managed by the Métropole du Grand Nancy and the University of Lorraine.
Sight 6: Hôtel d'Alsace
The Hotel is the name that has been given since 1963 to a hotel located at 13, rue des Beaux-Arts in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, one of the four districts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Sight 7: Grand Hôtel de la Reine
The Grand Hotel de la Reine is a boutique hotel located at 2 place Stanislas in Nancy, France.
Sight 8: Porte Saint-Georges
Sight 9: Maison du Peuple
The Maison du peuple is a building in the École de Nancy style, located at 2 rue Drouin in Nancy, Lorraine, which has belonged to the CGT since 1923.
Sight 10: Parc Charles III
Charles III Park is a public garden in Nancy, located in the heart of the Ville-neuve.
Sight 11: Hôtel de Stainville
The Hôtel de Stainville is a building located in the city of Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in the Lorraine region.
Sight 12: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation
Nancy Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Nancy, Lorraine, France. It was erected in the 18th century. The cathedral is in the Baroque architectural style. It is a national monument and the seat of the Bishop of Nancy and Toul.
Sight 13: Maison de Hanvs
The House of Hanvs or House of Hanus is a building located in the city of Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region.
Sight 14: Maison de Clodion
The Faber House is a building designed by the architect Nicolas Grillot in 1793, located at what is now 22 rue Saint-Dizier in Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle region of Lorraine.
Sight 15: Immeuble du Crédit lyonnais de Nancy
The Crédit Lyonnais de Nancy building is a building located in the city of Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle region of Lorraine.
Sight 16: Maison des Adam
The Adams' house is a remarkable building in the city of Nancy. It is an eighteenth-century construction in the classical style that was the home of a famous dynasty of Lorraine and then French sculptors.
Sight 17: Pavillon Jacquet
The Place Stanislas is a large pedestrianised square in the French city of Nancy, in the Lorraine historic region. Built between 1752 and 1756 on the orders of Stanislaus I, the square is one of the oldest examples of an architecturally consistent and monumental public square, and is an excellent example of 18th-century urban architecture. Since 1983, the architectural ensemble comprising the Place Stanislas, the extension of its axis, the Place de la Carrière and the Place d'Alliance, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sight 18: Porte Héré
The Arc Héré or Porte Héré is a triumphal arch located in the city of Nancy, France, on the north side of the Place Stanislas. It was designed by Emmanuel Héré de Corny to honor the French king Louis XV and was built between 1752 and 1755. Its architecture is inspired by the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome. The Arc replaced an older royal gate constructed under the rule of Louis XIV; three bas reliefs from the old gate are featured on the Arc.
Sight 19: Musée des Beaux-Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy, one of the oldest museums in France, is housed in one of the pavilions on the Place Stanislas, in the heart of the 18th-century urban ensemble, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The museum displays an important collection of European paintings and is largely open to design, including a gallery dedicated to Jean Prouvé or the Daum factory.
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Sight 20: Hommage à Lamour
Hommage à Lamour is a work by François Morellet created in 2001 and permanently installed at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nancy.
Sight 21: Hôtel de Rogéville
The Hôtel de Rogéville is a private mansion in the Old Town of Nancy, located at 11 Grande-Rue, at the corner of Rue du Maure-qui-Trompe. It is a Renaissance style building, modified in the classical period, which housed a cultural structure: Le Petit Théâtre, dans la ville..., which has now become the L.E.M. managed by the company En Verre et contre Tout.
Sight 22: Hôtel de Ligniville
The Hôtel de Ligniville, or de Lignéville, is a private mansion in the Old Town of Nancy, located at number 23 Grande-Rue.
Sight 23: Basilique Saint-Epvre
The Saint-Epvre Basilica in Nancy, France, is a basilica from the Rayonnant neogothic style, built in the 19th century by the architect Prosper Morey.
Sight 24: Hôtel Héré
The Hôtel Héré or Pavillon Héré is a building located in the city of Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region.
Sight 25: Parc de la Pépinière
The Parc de la Pépinière is a public garden in Nancy.
Sight 26: Hôtel de Lillebonne
The Hôtel de Lillebonne is a private mansion in the city of Nancy. It is a sixteenth-century construction, in the Renaissance style, located at number 14 rue du Cheval-Blanc, at the corner with rue de la Source, in Ville-Vieille. Today, the hotel is part of a group of buildings that houses a youth and culture centre as well as a contemporary art space, the Galerie Lillebonne.
Sight 27: Hôtel de Hautoy
The Hôtel de Hautoy is a building located in the city of Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region.
Sight 28: Obélisque de Nancy
The Obelisk of Nancy, or Carnot Monument, is an obelisk located in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), on the alley that separates Place Carnot and Cours Léopold.
Sight 29: Bibliothèque Stanislas
The Bibliothèque municipale de Nancy is a public library in Nancy, France. It houses approximately 400,000 documents, books, maps, plans and prints. Polish king Stanisław Leszczyński began the collection in 1750. The library is located in a 1769 building of the historical University of Nancy. At 43, rue Stanislas, it is close to the Place Stanislas and the Gare de Nancy-Ville.
Sight 30: Chapelle de la Visitation
The Chapel of the Visitation, sometimes called the Round Chapel, is a chapel located in Nancy. The main vestige of the Visitandine convent with the adjoining wing, rue de la Visitation, it was built in the eighteenth century. Transformed into a Museum of Fine Arts during the Revolution, it was integrated under the walls of the Imperial High School of Nancy, which later became the Lycée Henri-Poincaré.
Sight 31: Temple Saint-Jean
The Protestant Temple of Nancy or Temple Saint-Jean is a reformed Protestant place of worship located at Place André-Maginot in Nancy. The parish is a member of the United Protestant Church in France. The building is an old Catholic church, built in 1759 for the Saint-Joseph abbey of the order of regular canons of Prémontré. Disappected during the French Revolution, the abbey was assigned to Protestant worship in 1807.
Sight 32: Maison Houot
The Houot House is a building built in 1905-1907 by Joseph Hornecker, first in collaboration with Henri Gutton and then alone, in the center of Nancy.
Sight 33: Hôtel Lang
The Lang Hotel is a building located at 4, place André-Maginot in Nancy, in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and the former Lorraine region.
Sight 34: Salle Poirel
The Poirel ensemble is a cultural complex located on rue Victor-Poirel in Nancy, consisting of a performance hall and a vast art gallery.
Sight 35: Hôtel Excelsior
The Excelsior brewery, colloquially referred to by the apocope "L'Excel", or "Le Flo" when the Flo group owned it, is a French brasserie with Art Nouveau architecture located in Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), at the corner of Henri-Poincaré and Mazagran streets, near Place Simone-Veil.
Sight 36: Porte Stanislas
The Stanislas Gate is a gate in Nancy.
Sight 37: Parc Blondlot
The Blondlot Park is a public garden in the city centre of Nancy, with an area of 5,800 m2. Initially privately owned, the site has belonged to the city of Nancy since 1932.
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