Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Montigny-lès-Metz, France

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 28 m
Descend 34 m

Experience Montigny-lès-Metz 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.

Sight 1: Château de Courcelles

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The Château de Courcelles is a castle located in Montigny-lès-Metz, in the Moselle department.

Wikipedia: Château de Courcelles (Montigny-lès-Metz) (FR)

403 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Jardin Botanique

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The Jardin botanique de Metz, also known as the Jardin botanique de la Ville de Metz, is a 4.4-hectare (11-acre) botanical garden located at 27 ter, rue du Pont-à-Mousson, Montigny-lès-Metz, Moselle, Grand Est, France. It is open daily; admission is free.

Wikipedia: Jardin botanique de Metz (EN)

1398 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 3: Porte Serpenoise

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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)

323 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Tour Camoufle

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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)

329 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Église Sainte-Glossinde

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The abbey church of Sainte-Glossinde is the church of a former Benedictine abbey founded around 604 by Glossinde of Champagne (580–610), in the city of Metz, then capital of the kingdom of Austrasia. It has been remodelled over the centuries and still exists, the abbey being the seat of the bishopric of Metz since 1802.

Wikipedia: Abbatiale Sainte-Glossinde de Metz (FR)

683 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Chapelle Saint-Charles-Borromée

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The Chapel of St. Charles Borromeo, better known as the Chapel of the Major Seminary, is a Catholic chapel included in the ensemble of the Saint-Augustin-Schoeffler Major Seminary in Metz. Built in 1907, during the German annexation, it is the only building in the city of Metz to have a dome and a dome.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Saint-Charles-Borromée (FR)

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