Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Nancy, France
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8.6 km
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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 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 Saint-Georges
Sight 4: 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 5: Parc Charles III
Charles III Park is a public garden in Nancy, located in the heart of the Ville-neuve.
Sight 6: Chapelle du couvent des Dominicains
The chapel of the Dominican convent is a neo-Gothic convent chapel built in Nancy in 1861.
Wikipedia: Chapelle du couvent des Dominicains de Nancy (FR), Website
Sight 7: 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 8: 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 9: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: 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 13: 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 14: 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 15: 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 16: 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 17: Le Souvenir
The Souvenir is a bronze group made by the French sculptor Paul Dubois to commemorate the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by Germany during the war of 1870. It is located on Place André-Maginot, in Nancy, in front of the Protestant temple.
Sight 18: 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 19: 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 20: Banque Charles Renauld
The Charles Renauld Bank is a remarkable building built between 1908 and 1910, located in the center of Nancy. It has been a BNP Paribas branch since 1985.
Sight 21: Immeuble Génin-Louis
The Génin-Louis store, known as Graineterie Genin Louis, at the corner of rue Saint-Jean and rue Bénit in Nancy in Meurthe-et-Moselle, is the first building with an exposed metal structure to be used partly as a dwelling.
Sight 22: Église Saint-Sébastien
The Church of Saint-Sébastien is a church built in Nancy in the sixteenth century.
Sight 23: Synagogue
The Synagogue of Nancy is a synagogue located at 17, boulevard Joffre in Nancy, where it was inaugurated in 1788. At 19 Boulevard Joffre, the community centre is located in a modern cubic-shaped building that houses several Jewish associations, such as the UEJF, the Éclaireuses & Éclaireurs Israélites de France, the Wizo and the B'nai B'rith.
Sight 24: Maison Docteur Spillmann
The Spilmann House is a building located in the city of Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the Grand Est region.
Sight 25: Maison du Docteur Paul Jacques
The house of Doctor Paul Jacques is a private mansion built in 1905 in Nancy.
Sight 26: Immeuble Georges Biet
The Georges Biet building is a building in the École de Nancy style built between 1901 and 1902 in Nancy. It is located at 22 rue de la Commanderie, about 200 metres south-west of Nancy station.
Sight 27: Pharmacie Jacques
The Jacques pharmacy is a pharmacy located in Nancy, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, in the Lorraine region. It was built in the École de Nancy style by Lucien Bentz in 1903, for the pharmacist Victor Jacques.
Sight 28: Place de la Croix-de-Bourgogne
The Place de la Croix-de-Bourgogne is a tree-lined square in the city of Nancy. It takes its name from the cross worn by Charles the Bold, who died at the Battle of Nancy, and to whom René II of Lorraine wanted to pay homage.
Sight 29: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Nancy is a Roman Catholic basilica in the Romanesque-Byzantine style, inspired by the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre in Paris. It is mainly due to the talents of three men: Monsignor Turinaz, Canon Blaise and the architect Rougieux. It is located west of the city of Nancy, near its border with the commune of Laxou, in the Poincaré - Foch - Anatole France - Croix de Bourgogne district. It is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Sight 30: Villa Majorelle
Sight 31: Tour de la Commanderie Saint-Jean-du-Vieil-Aître
The Commandery of Saint-Jean-du-Vieil-Aître is the oldest visible building in Nancy. Dating from the twelfth century, it is one of the few Romanesque style monuments in the city. The tower is the remains of a church that was founded by Duke Mathieu I, and which was destroyed in the middle of the nineteenth century. It has been owned by the city of Nancy since 1950.
Wikipedia: Tour de la Commanderie Saint-Jean-du-Vieil-Aître (FR)
Sight 32: Immeuble Lombard
The Lombard building is a building, built in 1903 by the architect Émile André at 69 avenue Foch in Nancy.
Sight 33: Parc Sainte-Marie
Parc Sainte-Marie is a public park in Nancy, located in the south-west of the commune.
Sight 34: Église Saint-Joseph
The Church of Saint-Joseph de Nancy is a neo-Romanesque style church built in the nineteenth century and located in Nancy, in the rue de Mon-Désert.
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