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The Maison au Boulet in Nancy
One more mystery partly solved last Sunday. The Maison au Boulet (my article published on the 3rd of November 2013) was an old inn and the name was given by the inn keeper a very long time ago. The first name of the place was apparently the Taverne au...
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The goblin's house in Nancy
Today I solved the mystery of the Maison du Lutin ! (nearly 4 months after publishing this article on the 10th of October 2013). I met Mr Frédéric Maguin, guide in Nancy, and asked him about the name of the house. He said it is neither a family name nor...
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Former gendarmerie in Nancy
When you walk in Grande Rue in Nancy, you more or less feel you are among medieval buildings. If you walk along Musée Lorrain, or Palais Ducal as you want, you arrive at the end of it and turn right between the palace and Chapelle des Cordeliers. A small...
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Place Stanislas, fourth of the list
Place Stanislas is the fourth of the list of the most beautiful squares in the world (Lonely Planet travel guides) after Krakow in Poland, Venice in Italy and Marrakesh in Morocco. French people often say "The world is small !" when they meet a person...
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Palais ducal in Nancy
When you arrive near Saint Epvre church in Nancy, you see the palace of the dukes of Lorraine, Palais ducal. It was so badly damaged in 1502 that Duke René II decided to make it rebuild. Duke Antoine went on with this task and it seems his knowledge of...
