DISCOVER LORRAINE: Destinations & Attractions

Most of Lorraine has a clear French identity. For this reason, Bismarck only annexed about a third of today's Lorraine to the German Empire following the Franco-Prussian War. The disputed third, known as Moselle, had a culture not easily classifiable as either French or German, possessing both Romance and Germanic dialects.

DISCOVER LORRAINE: Contrexeville, Epinal, Metz, Nancy, Pont-a-Mousson, Thionville, Verdun-sur-Meuse,

DISCOVER LORRAINE, FRANCE - Attractions & Culture

Discover Contrexeville, Lorraine, France

Discover CONTREXEVILLE
Contrexeville is a commune of northeastern France, in the Vosges departement. The reputation of Contrexeville as a health resort dates from 1864, when development began by a company, the Societe des Eaux de Contrexeville ...

Discover EPINAL
Epinal is situated on the Moselle river, 60 km south of Nancy. The old town centre features the Place des Vosges, the Chapitre district, Saint-Maurice's Basilica, medieval castle remains and the Roman House (11th and 13th centuries). It is also known for its parks and gardens ...

Discover METZ
In ancient times Metz, then known as Divodurum (the town at the holy mountain), was the capital of the Celtic Mediomatrici, and the name of this tribe, abbreviated to Mettis, formed the origin of the present name. At the beginning of the Christian Era, the site was already occupied by the Romans ...

Discover NANCY
The earliest signs of human settlement in the area of Nancy date back to 800 BC. Early settlers were likely attracted by easily mined iron ore and a ford in the Meurthe River. A small fortified town named Nanciacum (Nancy) was built by Gerard, Duke of Lorraine around 1050 ...

Discover Pont-a-Mousson, Lorraine, France

Discover PONT-A-MOUSSON
Pont-a-Mousson is a commune of northeastern France, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle departement of the Lorraine region. Pont-a-Mousson is an industrial town (mainly steel industry), situated on the Moselle River. Pont-à-Mousson has several historical monuments, including the 18th century Premonstratensian abbey ...

Discover THIONVILLE
Thionville is a town and commune in the Moselle departement, in the Lorraine region, France. The city is located near the Moselle River. Due to Thionville's proximity to Luxembourg (15 kilometers from the border), the town's population and quality of life have both increased since the end of the 1990s ...

Discover Verdun-sur-Meuse, Lorraine, France

Discover VERDUN-SUR-MEUSE
Verdun was the site of the Battle of Verdun in 1916 during World War I. One of the costliest battles of the war, Verdun exemplified the policy of a 'war of attrition' pursued by both sides, which led to an enormous loss of life. There are many French and German cemeteries throughout the battlefield ...