Between Champagne & Alsace (travel & stopovers)
Metz
A superb city on the LGV Est high-speed line between Champagne and Alsace, known for its Gothic cathedral and the Centre Pompidou-Metz.
Metz is a superb stopover reachable via Nancy or as a TGV stop on the LGV Est between Epernay and Strasbourg (source: compass_artifact_wf-ba682d0f...).
§ 01Highlights
Highlights
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne — nicknamed la Lanterne du Bon Dieu ("the Lantern of God") for the largest expanse of stained glass in the world (6,496 m²), including Marc Chagall windows (1958–70); its nave (41.41 m) is the third-highest of any cathedral in France (source).
- Well-preserved old town and Place Saint-Louis, the medieval Porte des Allemands, the 1908 German-built railway station, and the Centre Pompidou-Metz contemporary art museum (source).
Highly walkable; worth one to two nights for art and history lovers (source: compass_artifact_wf-ba682d0f...).
§ 02Related pages
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