Summer 2024

Place Stainslas golden gate
Always an artistic town, Nancy didn’t stop
evolving after the Art Nouveau movement,
and it has become a hub of innovative street
art. From intricately-carved drain covers to
sculptures made from park benches, it’s an
open-air art scene which goes far beyond
murals and graffiti. To make sure you don’t miss
any of it, book onto a street art tour. To stay on
theme, eat at Brasserie Excelsior in the evening,
an Art Nouveau bistro with a classic menu and
a painted ceiling worthy of a chapel.
© Nancy Thermal
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Some like it hot – day 3
Begin the day with a stroll in one of Nancy’s
immense urban parks. Jardin Pépinière has Art
Nouveau pavilions, and resident peacocks and
monkeys. It’s worth leaving the city centre to
visit the botanical garden, Jean-Marie Pelt, on
the city’s periphery, which has everything from
alpine to tropical plants.
It would be a sacrilege to leave Lorraine
without trying their famous quiche, and the
best in town is at Le Potager.
After all the sightseeing, enjoy a relaxing
trip to Nancy Thermal. This thermal spa
first opened at the beginning of the 20th
century, but by the 1930s it had already been
abandoned. It took almost a century for the
spa to bounce back, and in the spring of
2023, a 20,000m 2
complex was unveiled.
There’s the original round swimming pool
under the dome, surrounded by pillars and
looking rather like a Roman bath, outdoor
heated Nordic pools, hammams, waterfalls,
saunas, jacuzzis and a solarium, and all the
water comes directly from the naturally
thermal springs below Nancy.
Top tip: Pop to the tourist office to buy a City
Pass for 1, 2 or 3 days – it includes entrance to
all museums and monuments in the Greater
Nancy area, guided tour of the city and audio
guide, travel on the public transport network,
city guide, ride on the little tourist train plus
special offers and discounts in numerous shops
and activities.
Find all the details for what to see and do in
Nancy at: Nancy-Tourism.fr/en
Information and booking
on nancy-tourisme.fr/en
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