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GROUPS CITY GUIDE 2021 DESTINATION NANCY – Surprises to discover 2 Contents p.3/5 GETTING TO NANCY p.6/7 WELCOMING NANCY p.8/9 VIBRANT NANCY 2021 HIGHLIGHTS p.10/15 NOT-TO-BE-MISSED NANCY p.. 10/11 Tours and short breaks INCOMING GROUPS SERVICE 2021 DESTINATION NANCY provides you with its expertise P. 12/13 and in depth knowledge of the area. Simply send us Guided tour prices a request and our incoming groups service will quickly P. 14 put together programme ideas with your choice Our holiday ideas of accommodation, visits and transfers. P. 15 Contact: Alternative Nancy Tel.: +33 (0)3 83 35 90 02 [email protected] p.16/17 www.nancy-tourisme.fr > Groups section NANCY FOR YOUNG VISITORS p.18/19 EPICUREAN NANCY: GOURMET TOURISM OUR SERVICES p.20/21 • A single contact person • Adapted programs CULTURAL NANCY: for personalised service guaranteed by the Tourisme MUSEUMS IN GREATER NANCY & Handicap* label • An answer to your request p.22/23 GREATER NANCY AREA within 72 hours • Guided tours in several foreign languages p.24 NANCY IN SMALL GROUPS p.25/27 ENTERTAINING NANCY p.25 Legend for guided tours Nancy in the summer Duration p.26/27 Date Experience the Saint- Nicholas Festivities in On foot Nancy By bus p.28/29 Audiophones available for tours LORRAINE Physical disability p.28 Visual disability Industrial tourism Auditory disability p.29 Destination Lorraine * DESTINATION NANCY has been awarded the Tourisme & Handicap label guaranteeing tours adapted for visitors with physical, visual and auditory p.30/31 disabilities. MAP OF THE REGION Getting to Nancy Berlin NEDERLAND UNITED KINGDOM PAYS-BAS ROYAUME-UNI Amsterdam Paris: Plane: 4 h 00 London Bruxelles / Brussels 90 minutes Train: 3 h 30 Plane: 3 h Köln from Nancy Lille DEUTSCHLAND Train: 3 h 30 BELGIË ALLEMAGNE BELGIQUE Luxembourg Frankfurt am Main Aéroport CDG Train: 1 h 30 Train: 1 h 10 Reims Train: 45’ Metz Paris Est Stuttgart München Train: 1 h 30 Marne-la-Vallée Strasbourg Train: 1 h 10 NANCY Train: 1 h 15 Rennes Massy Train: 4 h 15 Train: 1 h 45 Basel AUSTRIA Dijon Train: 2 h 50 Zürich AUTRICHE Plane: 2 h 15 Nantes Bern Train: 4 h 10 SCHWEIZ Train: 4 h 20 SUISSE Genève Lyon Train: 5 h 30 Plane: 1 h 00 Milano Plane: 3 h 10 ITALIA Bordeaux ITALIE Train: 5 h 50 Nice Plane: 1 h 15 Marseille Toulouse Plane: 1 h 40 Plane: 1 h 50 N°1 in Lorraine 1 52,000 15,500 for shopping of the most beautiful students businesses (covered market and shopping squares in the world (20% of the population) centre 3 minutes’ walk from the train station) More than 3 4 3 The WHOLE 3,300 competitiveness sectors of “Remarkable city centre easily hotel rooms hubs excellence Gardens” accessible on foot (tourism label) GROUPS 2021 GROUPS 3 4 Getting to Nancy GROUPS 2021 GROUPS BY TRAIN BY COACH • Paris-Nancy: 1.5 hr Connections to major French From Paris or Strasbourg via • Strasbourg-Nancy: 1 hr 15 min cities from the Lorraine TGV the A4 motorway • Luxemburg-Nancy: 1.5 hr station From Brussels, Luxembourg, • Dijon-Nancy: 2.5 hr Lille (2 hr 5 min), Nantes Metz or Dijon via the A31 • Lyon-Nancy: 4 hr (3 hr 55 min), Rennes (3 hr 55 motorway min), Bordeaux (5 hr 10 min), Nancy Train Station Marne-la-Vallée TGV (1 hr 10 BY PLANE 3 place Simone Veil min), Massy TGV (1 hr 45 min) Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport Tel.: +33 (0)8 36 35 35 35 Shuttles from the Lorraine (45 km north of Nancy) TGV station to the centre 57420 GOIN Lorraine TGV SNCF Station of Nancy Tel.: +33 (0)3 87 56 70 00 (38 km from Nancy) www.lorraineairport.com Route Départementale 910 Shuttles run between the 57420 LOUVIGNY airport and Nancy city centre www.oui.sncf (timetables can be found on the airport’s website) Grand Nancy Aéropole Nancy-Tomblaine Airport 54510 TOMBLAINE Tel.: +33(0)3 83 21 56 90 GETTING AROUND TOWN Trams and buses: Public transportation is free every weekend. There are park and ride facilities on the outskirts of the city. Try to buy your transport passes before arrival; the group pass is for 10 people or more. Orders must be made at least 48 hours prior to arrival. Bookings: Allostan +33 (0)3 83 30 08 08 www.reseau-stan.com BROCHURES • Available free of charge at the reception of the Tourist Office during opening hours • Available for download from our website http://www.nancy-tourisme.fr/en/prepare- your-stay/services-of-the-tourist-office/ documentation/ • By post: free for up to 5 copies. If more are needed, you will be asked to pay for postage. • Map with itineraries and parking for coaches and tour buses available for download at www.nancy-tourisme.fr > Groups section (French) • Two free coach parking areas: quai Sainte- Catherine and Cours Léopold. • Drop-off point on Rue Sainte-Catherine at the corner of Rue Bailly, just a few metres from Place Stanislas right before the pedestrian zone. • Public toilets nearby. GROUPS 2021 GROUPS 5 Save time and money 6 with the Nancy City Pass! Welcoming Nancy Nancy welcomes you with open arms. From the Ville Vieille to Place Stanislas, GROUPS 2021 GROUPS with its museums, performance venues, bars and restaurants, the capital of the dukes of Lorraine is passionate about cultivating its art de vivre lifestyle. THE 3 GOLDEN AGES OF NANCY 18TH CENTURY Built by the architect Emmanuel Héré, Place Stanislas is a privileged place for Nancy locals and is known as one of the most beautiful royal squares in the world. It was commissioned by Stanislaw, the last duke of Lorraine, to the architect Emmanuel Héré, a student of Boffrand. Its light paving stones, gilded gates and rococo fountains highlight the pure and classical architecture of the buildings. Along with Place d’Alliance, Place de la Carrière and the Arc Héré triumphal arch, Place Stanislas is a part of an ensemble included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. RENAISSANCE During the Renaissance, the Duchy of Lorraine and its capital city of Nancy enjoyed an exceptional period in terms of politics, economics, art and academics. In the Ville Vieille, the dukes updated their palace (the gatehouse of the Ducal Palace is one of the first examples of Renaissance architecture in Lorraine) and several monuments were built: Cordeliers Chapel, Place de la Carrière, the private homes of high-ranking officers of the duchy, defensive constructions, the Porte de THE 1900S AND ART NOUVEAU la Citadelle gate and more, An alliance of the art world based on the ideal, “art in all incorporating the latest everything, art for everyone”, French Art Nouveau was born defensive innovations of in Nancy around 1880 from the minds of genius, rigorous, the Renaissance. The most rounded and generous artists including Gallé, Prouvé (Victor), substantial addition was the Majorelle and Daum. The Nancy School, “École de Nancy” one that got all of Europe will lead you to the Excelsior brasserie, the round swimming talking about Nancy: the pool of Grand-Nancy-Thermal spa or the Saurupt district: a construction of the New genuine catalogue of Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture Town beginning in 1588. between 1880 and 1935. A GOURMET AND EPICUREAN TOWN NANCY BOASTS MORE THAN 20 SWEET SPECIALITIES Macarons, bergamote, mirabelle plums, madeleines, Saint-Epvre, visitandine, gingerbread, babas, candies, red sugar, jams, chocolates and more. The NANCY PASSIONS SUCREES brand guarantees exceptional, artisanal products made right here on the territory respecting traditional methods and using excellent, quality products from verified sources. A visit to Nancy isn’t complete without tasting one or several of our sweet specialities! THE LORRAINE BEER ROUTE 54 breweries and microbreweries, 17 historical sites and 3 museums including the French Brewing Museum in Saint- Nicolas-de-Port (15 km from Nancy) come together to make Nancy and its surrounding area a paradise for beer enthusiasts. Not-to-be-missed events: The Brewers Trade Fair and Beer Festival take place every year in March at the Parc Expo of Nancy (2021 dates: from 22 to 24 of October) More info at www.routelorrainedelabiere.com FUN, CAPTIVATING, AND ESSENTIAL: OUR 360° VIRTUAL TOURS Since January 2021, you can get to know customers. These visits can also help you our destination with free 360° virtual tours perfect your tour or your holiday program provided by DESTINATION NANCY, the Tourist in the capital of the Dukes of Lorraine. This Office of Greater Nancy. Simply follow the list will be constantly expanded over the link to start your visit on a computer, tablet, next few years and will eventually include smartphone, or virtual reality headset. The all the towns of Greater Nancy. Also, Interior tour begins on Place Stanislas, where you videos of sites are planned (museums, Villa can choose from 25 virtual views of tourism Majorelle, Centre Prouvé, etc.) There are also sights, historical and natural sites of Greater hot spots to discover at each site (nearby Nancy. points of interest such as shops, services, and Use these virtual tours to share the partners). Nancy experience with your partners and www.visitnancy360.com GROUPS 2021 GROUPS 7 8 Vibrant Nancy 2021 highlights - The 120th anniversary of the creation of the Nancy School GROUPS 2021 GROUPS - The 250th anniversary of the death of Jean Lamour, the ironworker of Stanislaw and the creator of the golden gates of Place Stanislas - A program of events dedicated to 18th-century Lorraine sculptures at Lunéville Château and the Louvre.