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Iris in Jardin Botanique du Montet
As my Daughter had never seen the greenhouses of Jardin Botanique du Montet in Nancy, we planned a trip there last week and I thought it would be a good opportunity to enjoy roses too. This place was created in 1975 and is really worth visiting. But roses...
Dress codes from the Renaissance to Nancy nowadays
Students of regional schools teaching dress making, embroidery or textile have worked to prepare the exhibition Dress codes - Renaissance Nancy 2013. The subject of their work was the use of clothes of the Renaissance later in this century ! How would...
Place Stanislas (2)
At the other end of the City Hall you can admire the gates of Place Stanislas again. This time they take place between the Hôtel de Ville (on the right) and the Grand Théâtre (on the left). From there you see the cathedral of Nancy which was built from...
Place Stanislas
Place Stanislas is the square to go when you are in Nancy. It is beautiful when the sun shines, when it rains, when it snows... It was a project Duke Stanislaw imagined to link the old town and the new town. The square was built between 1752 and 1755,...
The Renaissance in Nancy
In 2013, Nancy celebrates the Renaissance and organizes different events in and around the town till the end of the summer. The Renaissance is said to start in 1477 in Lorraine with the victory of Duke René II and it lasted till the beginning of the 17th...