Culture and Heritage

In addition to the many museums that protect the building blocks of collective memory, Lorraine has been able to preserve and revive throughout the centuries the symbolic sites of its long, rich and brilliant history.

To name but a few:
the grandiose archaeological sites of Bliesbruck-Reinheim and Grand, the fortifications of the Maginot Line...

Discover astounding heritage :

Saint-Etienne cathedral in Metz and its 6,500 m² of glass nicknamed “La Lanterne du Bon Dieu” (the Good Lord’s Lantern), the extraordinary Saint-Nicolas-de-Port basilica, the cathedrals of Les Trois Evêchés (the three bishoprics), the birthplace of Joan of Arc at Domrémy, the prestigious Place Stanislas square in Nancy included on Unesco’s world heritage list, the Renaissance architecture of Bar-le-Duc, and thefabulous Cour d’Or museums in Metz.

Admire the works of the Nancy school of artists such as Gallé, Vallin and Majorelle and the Lorraine masters of painting, sculpture and architecture.