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NANCY Tours and short breaks Groups 2019 Contents Getting here and getting around Getting here and getting around 3 Nancy highlights 4 Guided tours 5 Guided tours and prices 6 Other ways to visit Nancy 7 Museums 8 The Greater Nancy Metropolitan Area 9 Arriving by coach Prices and tour information 10/15 Motorways Nancy and the local area 16/17 Coming from Paris or Strasbourg School trips and tours for young people 18 ▶ the A4 motorway Coming from Brussels, Luxembourg, Metz or Dijon Useful information 19 ▶ via the A31 motorway Road maps showing traffic flow and coach parks, available to download from the business section “Groups” at: OUR SERVICE IN CHARGE OF GROUPS AND STILL MORE! http://de.nancy-tourisme.fr/gruppen/ Destination Nancy - Office de tourisme provides you professiona- A dedicated service for personalized offers lism as well as knowledge of the cultural heritage and offers you Arriving by train in this guide a selection of visits and stays throughout the year. ▶ An answer to your request within a maximum of 72 Main lines Through a simple request, the service is ready to organize, this as qui- hours Paris-Nancy: 1hr 30mins on the TGV / Strasbourg-Nancy: 1hr ckly as possible, the programs of your choice with accommodation, ▶ Additional services and available documents 15mins / Luxemburg-Nancy: 1hr 30mins / Dijon-Nancy: 2hrs visits and transfers. ▶ Label Tourism and Disability* 30mins / Lyon-Nancy: 4hrs ▶ Guided visits available in numerous languages Nancy Central Train Station For your reservations please contact 3, place Thiers Tel.: +33 (0)8 36 35 35 35 Annabelle HAEBIG and Alexandre LEGARE-GADREAU Tel.: +33 (0)3 83 35 90 02 Connections to the main French cities from the Lorraine TGV E-mail: [email protected] station Getting around town Feel free to visit our website www.nancy-tourisme.fr . more particu- Lille (2hrs 5mins), Nantes (3hrs 55mins), Rennes (3hrs 55mins), larly the section “groups” to discover our new offers: Bordeaux (5hrs 10mins), Marne-la-Vallée TGV (1hr 10mins), Tram and buses http://en.nancy-tourisme.fr/groups/ Massy TGV (1hr 45mins) The city’s transport system is made up of 32 tram and bus lines. Shuttles from the Lorraine TGV station to Nancy Centre There are ‘park and ride’ facilities on the outskirts of the city. It is advisable to buy your transport passes before arrival; the group Caption of the guided tours Lorraine TGV SNCF Station pass is particularly suitable for groups of 10 people or more. (38km from Nancy) Orders must be made at least 48 hours prior to arrival. Duration Route départementale 910 Bookings: Allostan +33 (0)3 83 30 08 08 On foot 57420 LOUVIGNY www.reseau-stan.com www.voyages-sncf.com Go by bike By bus Vélo Stan Lib’ For short journeys, free access to bikes is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from 29 stations which are very well distributed around *Destination Nancy -Office de tourisme has the label Tourism and Di- Arriving by plane sability and consequently offers adapted tours. Nancy and Greater Nancy.. Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport www.velostanlib.fr (45km from Nancy) Vélo Stan Boutic’ 57420 GOIN For longer journeys, it is possible to hire bikes for periods ranging from Tel.: +33 (0)3 87 56 70 00 half a day to a whole year. www.lorraineairport.com 8 bike rental points are distributed around Nancy and Greater Nancy. Numerous shuttles run between the airport and Nancy (time- www.grand-nancy.org/velostanboutic tables can be found on the airport’s website) 2 3 Nancy, highlights Guided tours No.1 Historic City Centre Prices for the provision of a guide can be found on page 6 Former capital of the Dukes of Lorraine until its annexation to the French kingdom in the 18th century, the city of Nancy has only Major annual events No.4 Art Nouveau in the Suburbs become more beautiful over the course of its three golden ages. Each one of these epochs has left Nancy with a wealth of presti- 1hr 30mins. Sign language interpreter also available gious heritage. Spring Autumn This tour notably includes Place Stanislas and Place de la Carrière 9 November 2018 – 24 Beginning of September and allows the visitor to examine the lasting impression the February 2019 2019 last Duke of Lorraine made on the city. The charm of the town – Renaissance Medieval and Renaissance – is revealed thanks not only to its “Exhibition Opera! The “Le Livre sur la Place” architectural gems, but also to its great shops, pretty terraces and arts in Nancy over three The first major book fair of little cafés. The Ducal Palace, the distinctive hotels, the Craffe Gate centuries” the French literary season and the Saint Epvre church are some important monuments from Galerie Poirel 1hr 30mins. October 2019 Lorraine’s history. This exhibition, staged to From your coach and with commentary from a guide you will dis- “Ephemeral Garden” Option of 30 additional mins. Tour of the inside of the Craffe Gate coincide with the 100th cover the most remarkable École de Nancy buildings: Bergeret When nature dialogues with built in the 14th century, it is one of the last, still-standing remnants anniversary of the opening House, Saurupt Park (garden city composed of five more Art the remarkable heritage of from the medieval wall which protected Nancy at the time. It also of Nancy Opera House on Nouveau villas) and some symbolic places such as Emile Gallé’s Place Stanislas served as a prison. 18 people max. per group 14 October 1919, looks back former workshops. at 310 years of the arts in October 2019 Option of 30 additional mins. Tour of the interior of Maison the city. “Festival Nancy Jazz No.2 UNESCO World Heritage Bergeret, week days only The Ducal Palace and the distinctive hotels of the Old Town Pulsations” 26 January – 24 March 2019 still bear witness to the splendour and power of the dukes’ The most iconic music festi- “Magnetica exhibition” Renaissance courtyard. val in the Grand Est region No.5 Art Nouveau Houses Iron History Museum A touring exhibition on Winter TH 18 Century magnetism. late November 2019 - early Summer January 2019 “The Saint Nicolas Mid-June to mid-Sep- celebrations” tember 2019 „Rendez-vous place 7 & 8 December 2019 1hr 30mins. Sign language interpreter also available Stanislas“ “The Big Saint Nicolas Nancy is celebrated all over the world for its architectural Enter a grandiose "light weekend” ensemble which, since 1983, has been listed as a UNESCO World dream": a video projection Procession through the city Heritage site. You will discover Place Stanislas, completely reno- 1hr 30mins. show in Place Stanislas on 7 December, cultural vated, decorated and pedestrianized and considered as one of the assistance for the hearing-impaired available (additional sign-lan- guage interpretation) July-August 2019 and shopping events, music, most beautiful squares in the world, as well as Place d’Alliance and Place Stanislas is the crown jewel of a remarkable architectural From the station to the city's western suburbs, the walk ends at „Festival Nancyphonies“ illuminations, rides and a Place de la Carrière. ensemble which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site the Ecole de Nancy Museum. Discover how the city progressively The leading classical music big wheel, Saint Nicolas since 1983. expanded, incorporating agricultural plots and old villages. festival in the Grand Est Christmas markets, etc. 40 No.3 Art Nouveau: at the heart of business region days of celebration in Nancy start in late November, with No.6 Art nouveau? Art déco? The 1900s and Art Nouveau End August to the begin- the big launch weekend 7 - ning of September 2019 8 December, and run until “Nancy Lorraine mid-January. International Film Festival” Discover a different type of cinema, open to new disco- veries and diversity 1hr 30mins. Sign language interpreter also available From Place Maginot to Place Stanislas, this tour explores the sites 1hr 30mins. Nancy was also one of the main European centres of Art Nouveau which made up the business world around the year 1900: shops, assistance for the hearing-impaired available (additional sign-lan- thanks to some artists of international renown who were at banks and other buildings. The École de Nancy has successfully guage interpretation) the heart of the École de Nancy; Emile Gallé’s glasswork, Louis taken advantage of the progress in technology and the beauty of While Nancy is internationally renowned as the capital of France's Majorelle’s furniture and the celebrated Daum collection, along the decorative arts and crafts, so as to be able to engrave on stone, Art Nouveau, its Art Déco heritage is less well known. Nancy's with numerous buildings with plant-based designs, together form metal, glass and wood the entrepreneurial spirit which characte- Saurupt Park, an area that developed essentially between the an exceptional and unique heritage.. rised the then bourgeoisie of business. Option of 30 additional mins. Tour of the interior of the Chamber wars, is the ideal place to gain an understanding of the difference of Commerce and Industry, week days only (Gruber stained glass between these two styles. 4 window) 5 For reservations, please contact us +33 (0)3 83 35 90 02 [email protected] For reservations, please contact us +33 (0)3 83 35 90 02 [email protected] Guided tours and prices Other ways to visit Nancy Prices and tour information 2019 We offer tours in French, English, German, Dutch, Japanese, Italian, Polnish, Chinese and Russian. The following prices correspond to the cost of providing a guide (they do not include the admission fees to museums and sites which charge for entry) for: Treasure Hunts The Little Train ▶ The not-to-be-missed guided tours, ▶ The museum tours These prices do not apply to certain museums which have their own guides: Villa Majorelle, Maison Schott, Château de Fléville, Château de Montaigu, Douëra, (commentary in the coach only), Museum- Aquarium, History of Iron Museum and the Botanical Gardens Jean- Marie Pelt (more information on request).