Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Nancy, France

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 64 m
Descend 44 m

Experience Nancy in France in a whole new way with our free 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 Nancy

Sight 1: Parc de la Pépinière

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The Parc de la Pépinière is a public garden in Nancy.

Wikipedia: Parc de la Pépinière (FR)

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Palais du Gouvernement

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The Government Palace of Nancy, or Governor's Palace, is a large mansion in the French city of Nancy. It is an eighteenth-century building in the classical style with its own garden.

Wikipedia: Palais du gouvernement de Nancy (FR)

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Église Saint-François-des-Cordeliers

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The Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers is a Roman Catholic church located in Nancy, France, capital city of Lorraine.

Wikipedia: Church of Saint-François-des-Cordeliers (EN)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Musée Lorrain

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Musée Lorrain Aucun auteur / marque déposée

The Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine – Lorraine Museum was created in Nancy in 1850 on the initiative of the Lorraine Archaeology Society and installed in a group of three sites classified as historical monuments. It includes the ducal palace and its garden, the Cordeliers complex, and the government palace.

Wikipedia: Musée lorrain (FR), Website

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Hôtel Héré

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Hôtel Héré François BERNARDIN / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Héré (FR)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Hôtel de Chastenoy

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The Hôtel de Chastenoy is a building located in the city of Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Lorraine region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Chastenoy (FR)

228 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Porte de la Citadelle

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The Porte de la Citadelle is a Renaissance-style Nancy gate, delimiting the districts of the Ville-Vieille and the Faubourg des trois maisons, a few meters from the Porte de la Craffe.

Wikipedia: Porte de la Citadelle (FR)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Craffe Gate

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The Porte de la Craffe is a gate in Nancy, an imposing vestige of the medieval fortifications, erected in the fourteenth century to the north of the old town.

Wikipedia: Porte de la Craffe (FR)

269 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Hôtel des Loups

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The Hôtel des Loups, or Hôtel Curel, is a private mansion located on rue des Loups in Nancy. It is a seventeenth-century construction, in the classical style, built by Germain Boffrand.

Wikipedia: Hôtel des Loups (FR)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Maison Bloch

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Maison Bloch François BERNARDIN / CC BY 3.0

The Bloch House is a house built in 1909 and 1910 at 50 cours Léopold in Nancy, according to the plans of the architect Charles-Désiré Bourgon for the industrialist Auguste Bloch. Master glassmaker Jacques Gruber also participated.

Wikipedia: Maison Bloch (FR)

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Maison Chardot

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The Chardot House is a building located in the city of Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Lorraine region.

Wikipedia: Maison Chardot (FR)

83 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Maison de Lucien Weissenburger

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The Weissenburger Building is located on Boulevard Charles-V in Nancy, near the Cours Léopold.

Wikipedia: Immeuble Weissenburger (FR)

89 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Porte Désilles

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The porte Désilles is a memorial gate in the French city of Nancy. It is considered to be the oldest War memorial in France.

Wikipedia: Porte Désilles (EN)

488 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: Maisons Huot

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Maisons Huot François BERNARDIN / CC BY 3.0

The Huot houses are a set of two semi-detached houses, built in 1903 by Émile André, at numbers 92 and 92bis of the Quai Claude-le-Lorrain in Nancy.

Wikipedia: Maisons Huot (FR)

611 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Musée Archéologique

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The Archaeological Museum of the University of Lorraine (MAUL) is a university museum located in Nancy, which depends on the University of Lorraine, and which houses a collection of archaeological objects.

Wikipedia: Musée archéologique de l'Université de Lorraine (FR)

514 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Maison Bouret

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The Maison Bouret is a building located in the city of Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Lorraine region.

Wikipedia: Maison Bouret (FR)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Théâtre de la Manufacture

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The Théâtre de la Manufacture is a theatre located in Nancy, in the former tobacco factory, and has the label of National Drama Centre (CDN).

Wikipedia: Théâtre de la Manufacture (FR)

562 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 18: Obélisque de Nancy

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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.

Wikipedia: Obélisque de Nancy (FR)

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