Nancy Attractions: 6 Visitor Guides
Nancy's highlights are Place Stanislas and its neighbouring squares, Art Nouveau landmarks such as Villa Majorelle, the fine-arts museum and the Musée Lorrain. These guides cover each visit.
Nancy attraction guides
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy: A Visitor's Guide
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy is the city's encyclopaedic art museum, holding works from the 14th century to the present with French, Italian and Dutch painting at its core. It suits travellers who want one substantial indoor stop between the city's Art Nouveau sights.
Musée Lorrain, Nancy: Palais des Ducs de Lorraine Guide
The Musée Lorrain sits inside the Palais des Ducs de Lorraine on the Grande Rue in Nancy's Ville Vieille, a few minutes from Place Stanislas. The building is half the visit: a Renaissance ducal residence with a Blois-style gatehouse, filled with the history of Lorraine since 1848.
Place de la Carrière, Nancy: A Visitor's Guide to the Square
The Place de la Carrière is an open square in central Nancy, lined with historic buildings and closed at one end by a gilded portico. Allow around half an hour to look it over properly, and pair it with the neighbouring old-town squares.
Place Stanislas, Nancy: What to See and How Long to Allow
Place Stanislas is Nancy's 18th-century royal square, pedestrianised and UNESCO-listed, with gilded gates, two Rococo fountains and the Musée des Beaux-Arts on its edge. Here is where it sits, what to look at and how long to give it.
Villa Majorelle, Nancy: Visiting the First Art Nouveau House
The Villa Majorelle is Nancy's first fully Art Nouveau house, built for the furniture maker Louis Majorelle and now shown by reservation-led visits. Book a slot first, build the rest of the day around an afternoon, then walk to the Musée de l'École de Nancy and the Art Nouveau streets of Saurupt.
Église des Cordeliers, Nancy: What to See Inside
The Église des Cordeliers is Nancy's ducal burial church, built for René II after his 1477 victory and standing beside the Palais Ducal. Inside are a 73-metre nave, Renaissance tombs, Ligier Richier's recumbent duchess and a domed chapel tied to the Habsburg-Lorraine family.