Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Metz, France

The Porte de Bellecroix or Sarrelouis is one of the many gates of the medieval ramparts of Metz.

Wikipedia: Porte de Bellecroix (FR)

The Germans' Gate is a medieval bridge castle and city gate in Metz, France. It is "a relic of the medieval fortifications, with two 13th century round towers and two gun bastions of the 15th century." It is a monument historique of France.

Wikipedia: Germans' Gate (EN)

The Lutheran Temple of Metz is a Protestant Lutheran church located in Metz. The parish is a member of the Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine.

Wikipedia: Temple luthérien de Metz (FR)

The Hôtel de Burtaigne is a patrician residence in Metz, dating from the Renaissance, built in the last years of the Metz Republic by a family member of the paraiges, the Gournays. It has been classified as a Historic Monument since 2006.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Burtaigne (FR)

The Hospice Saint-Nicolas is the oldest hospital in Metz. Attested as early as the eleventh century, the current buildings date from the thirteenth century to the nineteenth century. At the beginning of the twentieth century, part of the building was used as a learning examination centre. It closed its doors in 1986. Part of its old buildings housed an agency of the Pôle emploi (ANPE) until 2009.

Wikipedia: Hospice Saint-Nicolas (FR)

The Hôtel de Heu is a private mansion in the city of Metz. Located at 19 rue de la Fontaine, it was built at the end of the fifteenth century by and for La Maison de Heu, a patrician family, part of the parish. It is classified as a historical monument.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Heu (FR)

The Hôtel de Gournay, located on rue du Grand Cerf in the Metz-Centre district, is one of the historic buildings of the city of Metz.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Gournay (FR)

Notre-Dame de l'Assomption is a church situated on the Rue de la Chevre, formerly the Rue de la Cheuve, in the city of Metz in Lorraine, France. Administratively it is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz.

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Metz (EN)

The Chapel of Mercy is a former Catholic building of worship located on rue de la Chèvre in Metz-Centre in the Metz-Centre district opposite the church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption.

Wikipedia: Chapelle de la Miséricorde de Metz (FR)

The Maison des Têtes de Metz is a Renaissance style house located in the street providing it, in the city center of Metz. She is known for her facade sculptures.

Wikipedia: Maison des Têtes de Metz (FR)

The former chapel of Saint-Genest, disused, was a Catholic building of worship located on the slopes of the Sainte-Croix hill behind the Fournirue in Metz. It was dedicated to the actor Saint Genest, martyred in Rome.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Saint-Genest de Metz (FR)

The Hôtel de Malte is a medieval residence, located on rue des Murs, on the Sainte-Croix hill, in Metz, owned by the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem from 1565 to the Revolution, just like the neighbouring Saint-Genest chapel.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Malte (FR)

The Cloister of the Recollets is a former medieval convent in the Ancienne Ville district of Metz in Moselle. The current buildings house Jean-Marie Pelt's European Institute of Ecology and the municipal archives.

Wikipedia: Cloître des Récollets de Metz (FR)

The Hôtel de la Bulle or de la Bulette, located on Place Sainte-Croix in the old town district of Metz, is a Gothic building built in the fourteenth century and completely remodelled in the 1930s.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de la Bulette (FR)

The Hôtel Saint-Livier, located at 1 rue des Trinitaires in Metz, is the oldest civil building in the city, both a defensive castle and a luxurious residence.

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The Frac Lorraine, also known as 49 Nord 6 Est, is a public collection of contemporary art of the Grand Est region in France. It is located in Metz.

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The Musée de La Cour d'Or is a museum of art and history located in the centre of Metz, in Lorraine. Founded in 1839, it was named the Musée de la Cour d'Or in 1988, in reference to the palace of the kings of Austrasia whose museum occupies the presumed historical site. The museum is currently managed by the metropolis of Metz. The institution brings together within the same complex an archaeological museum with rich collections of Gallo-Roman and medieval art, a museum of medieval and Renaissance architecture, and a museum of fine arts.

Wikipedia: Musées de Metz (FR), Website

The granary of Chèvremont is an imposing municipal granary built in Metz in 1457 and topped with battlements.

Wikipedia: Grenier de Chèvremont (FR)

The Antonists' barn is a medieval warehouse of the former Saint-Antoine commandery dating from the fourteenth century. It is located on rue des Piques, below the cathedral in the old Metz district.

Wikipedia: Grange des Antonistes (FR)

The guardhouse, located on Place d'Armes in Metz, houses the town's tourist office. Designed by Jacques-François Blondel at the same time as the City Hall, it faces the old Parliament.

Wikipedia: Corps de garde de Metz (FR), Website

The Metz City Hall, located on Place d'Armes, houses the town hall of the municipality of Metz.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de ville de Metz (FR)

The Place d'Armes is a rectangular cobbled square in Metz.

Wikipedia: Place d'Armes (Metz) (FR)

Metz Cathedral is the cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Metz, the seat of the bishops of Metz. It is dedicated to Saint Stephen. The diocese dates back at least to the 4th century and the present cathedral building was begun in the early 14th century. In the mid-14th century, it was joined to the collegiate church of Notre-Dame, and given a new transept and late Gothic chevet, finished between 1486 and 1520. The cathedral treasury displays a rich collection assembled over the long centuries of the history of the Metz diocese and include sacred vestments and items used for the Eucharist.

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Gargan Hotel, currently Hannoncelles residence, is a historic building in the city of Metz located in Nexirue, in the Metz-Centre district.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Gargan (FR)

The birthplace of Paul Verlaine is located in the city of Metz, in the Grand Est region.

Wikipedia: Maison natale de Paul Verlaine (FR)

The Templar Chapel, the only vestige of a Templar commandery founded in the twelfth century, is located in the Arsenal district of Metz.

Wikipedia: Chapelle des Templiers de Metz (FR)

The food store is a former military building in the citadel of Metz built for the storage of food. The building is now used as a luxury hotel and gourmet restaurant.

Wikipedia: Magasin aux vivres de Metz (FR)

The Governor's Palace, formerly known as the Das General-Kommando, is a residence built in Metz between 1902 and 1905 to serve as a pied-à-terre for Emperor Wilhelm II. It is located in Square Giraud in the south-west of the Metz-Centre district, but remains historically linked to the imperial district further east. It has been listed in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments since 1975.

Wikipedia: Palais du Gouverneur de Metz (FR)

The Serpenoise Gate is a city gate located at the corner of Avenue Robert Schuman and Rue du Général Gaston-Dupuis in the Metz-Centre district. It remains the symbolic witness associated with several historical events in the city of Metz, of which it marked the southern limit from the third century when the Roman rampart was built, until the beginning of the twentieth century when the enclosure was destroyed.

Wikipedia: Porte Serpenoise (FR)

The Camoufle Tower is a vestige of the old medieval wall of Metz in Moselle. It is one of the few towers of the medieval enclosure to have been preserved.

Wikipedia: Tour Camoufle (FR)