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DRIVE 2: The Land of Three Frontiers 41

PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Start/finish: Côtes de Toul
to Dabo.
Number of days: 2.
Distance: 155 km (96 miles).
Road conditions: Vary from
excellent to ordinary between
départements.
When to go: Summer is the best
time to visit Lorraine.
Opening times: Vary greatly
between individual sights and
museums. Generally from 10am to
5pm. Most sights close on Mondays
MOSELLE Phalsbourg and major public holidays. Check
Sarrebourg Saverne ahead before visiting.
Azoudage Lutzelbourg
Maizières- Rehtal Schaeferhof Main market days: Toul: Wed;
lès-Vic Héming Sitifort Nancy: Tue–Sun; Dabo: Sat.
Walscheid DABO
Shopping: In the countryside, buy
Abreschviller Rocher de Dabo
Lettenbach Côtes de Toul wines, Mirabelle eau-
St-Michel
ST-QUIRIN de-vie, Crème de Mirabelle, tarts,
Blâmont cakes and confitures (jams); in
Cirey-sur- Niederhaslach
Domèvre- Vezouze Nancy, shop along the glamorous
sur-Vezouze
Massif du Donon Rue des Dominicains and Rue
Ogeviller 1,009 m Gambetta and in Place Stanislas for
Badonviller
Montigny clothing, Art Nouveau objects and
Schirmeck glassware and crystal such as
Baccarat and Daum. Buy local
Raon- honey from Dabo.
l'Etape
Major festivals: Toul: Fête du
Vignoble, Sep; Nancy: Rendez-Vous
place Stanislas, Aug–Sep; Aye Aye
Film Festival, Sep; Le Livre sur Place,
church cloister and the Classical walking trail – the Itineraire de la
sandstone passages and façade of Boucle de la Moselle – along the Sep; Jazz Pulsations, Oct.
the Hôtel de Ville – once the canals and riverbanks.
Episcopal palace of Toul. ª Descend to the lower town and Above Scenic countryside of the Moselle near
ª Take the D191 through Villey-St- cross the bridge over the Moselle. Turn St Quirin, see p43 Below left Cathedralé
Étienne, then the rue de la Porte Haute left onto the D90, pass through Saint-Etienne standing behind the city walls
to the signposted Liverdun. Frouard. Continue on the A31 towards in Toul Below right Porte Haute, the fortified
Nancy. Exit at junction 20 for Nancy. gateway of Liverdun
3 Liverdun
Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine; 54460
Built on a rocky spur, Liverdun was a
garrison for Toul’s bishops. The views
from alongside the Porte Haute, the
fortified gateway of the upper town,
take in the thick bends of the Moselle.
The tourist office (closed Sun; low
season) is in L’Hôtel de Camilly, once
the bishop’s summer residence. Also
see the pretty Place de la Fontaine
with its arcades and statuettes. The
stairway, La Côte au Laye, leads to the
lower town, where there is a marked