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Lorraine
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Bar-le-Duc
Bar-le-Duc occupies the wooded Ornain valley and was once the capital of the independent Duchy of Bar. Its prosperous past is clearest in the Renaissance upper town, but the lower town, churches, brid…
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Metz preserves evidence of more than three thousand years of history. The city was a stronghold of the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of France and, later, the German Empire. Medieval streets and Goth…
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Nancy
Nancy is the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle and the former capital of the Duchy of Lorraine. Its streets bring together the ceremonial planning of Place Stanislas, the religious architecture of the …
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Épinal is widely associated with the popular prints that made its name in the nineteenth century, but its built heritage is broader. Medieval ruins, a Chinese-inspired stair tower, churches drawing on…
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Places to Visit in Lorraine
The Lorraine directory is divided into four departmental sections, each leading towards a city page named on the regional index. Choose an area below to move from this overview to the more specific destination entry.
Nancy is listed under Meurthe-et-Moselle, Metz under Moselle, Bar-le-Duc under Meuse and Épinal under Vosges. The pairings identify the correct branch without requiring you to work through an undivided regional list.
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Bar-le-Duc, Épinal, Metz and Nancy are the city entries named at this regional level. Visitors searching by city can use the department pairings directly; anyone browsing by area can open a department first and continue to its local page.
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