2023 - September - Nancy

Compared to the outstandingly beautiful Place Stanislas

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you have to search a little for other sights in Nancy. Because of course nothing can really keep up with the splendor of the world heritage ensemble.

The square, laid out in 1755 as the new center of Nancy, is still there today. In its surroundings you will find many cafés and restaurants, but also hotels and various shops.

The adjacent Place de la Carriere is part of the World Heritage Site and is certainly just as beautiful. However, when we visited it was completely blocked off or blocked off due to a book festival.

If you start your tour here, you can reach the Basilique Saint-Epvre straight away (which we only found closed several times). But it is also attractive from the outside.

If you turn left, you will come to Grande Rue, at the beginning of which you will find the Musée Lorrain on the right. This has an idyllic inner garden that you wouldn't expect. You can simply switch off here in deck chairs and enjoy the peace and quiet.

The Église des Cordeliers is also worth seeing. The Gothic church is part of the Musée Lorrain, but can be visited free of charge. We particularly liked the glass window, which is designed as a rose window. In the middle it shows the coat of arms of Lorraine and when the sun shines, the colored glass creates wonderful light effects on the ground.

At the end of Grande Rue a beautiful city gate awaits you, the Porte de la Craffe. Anyone who walks through can still discover remnants of the old city wall on the other side.

Also worth mentioning is the Cathédrale at the other end of Place Stanislas and the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur behind the train station. Stanislas Leszczyński was buried in the latter at the time. However, after several stops and in memory of him as Polish king, he was transferred to Krakow in 1938.

If you still have breath, you can devote yourself to Nancy's Art Nouveau style. Right around the corner from the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur you will find the Villa Majorelle, which is now a museum and was Nancy's first Art Nouveau house at the time. Nancy has other Art Nouveau buildings; there was even an entire district built in this style at the beginning of the 20th century. It is located behind the train station towards Place Stanislas. Banks and commercial buildings in particular wanted to shine in the look that was so popular at the time. Nowadays you can only imagine the (flaking) charm.

Shortly before our departure, however, we were able to catch a glimpse of the Brasserie L'Excelsior. It's right at the train station. Here, too, the plaster is crumbling enormously, but if you want to transport yourself to old times, this is definitely the right place for you.