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13 St-Louis is bordered by
arcaded 14th-century man-
Metz sions. Église St-Pierre-aux-
Nonnains claims to be one of
! F2 ⌂ Moselle k £ @ France’s oldest churches. The
n Pl d’Armes; www.
tourisme.metz.com external walls and façade
date from Roman times, while
An austere yet appealing city, much of the rest belongs to
Metz sits at the confluence of
the 7th century. Nearby is the
EXPERIENCE Alsace and Lorraine rivers and canals, and there Knights Templar; it can be Pretty sculptures
13th-century Chapelle des
the Moselle and the Seille.
Templiers, built by the
Twenty bridges crisscross the
visited by guided tour.
are pleasant walks along the
The Centre Pompidou
banks. This Gallo-Roman city,
Metz is an annexe to the
now the capital of Lorraine,
has always been a pawn in the Centre Pompidou in Paris
marking the entrance
to Betschdorf village
(p90). Modern European art is
game of border chess. It was
displayed inside an unusual
annexed by Germany in 1871,
but France regained it in 1918.
hexagonal building.
Located on a hill above
d’Art et d’Histoire, the Musée
the Moselle, the Cathédrale
Betschdorf
de la Cour d’Or is set in the
St-Étienne overlooks the
historic centre. Inside, there Also known as the Musée 14
Petits-Carmes, a deconsecra-
! G2 ⌂ Bas-Rhin n 1 rue
are notable stained-glass ted 17th-century monastery des Francs, La Mairie;
windows, including some incorporating Gallo-Roman www.betschdorf.com
by Marc Chagall. baths and a medieval barn.
To the northwest of the On display are Merovin gian The village of Betschdorf
cathedral, a narrow wooden stone carvings; Gothic borders the Forêt de
bridge leads across to the painted ceilings and German, Haguenau, 45 km (28 miles)
island of Petit Saulcy, site of Flemish and French paintings. north of Strasbourg. Many
the oldest French theatre still residents occupy timber-
in use. Located on the other Centre Pompidou Metz framed houses dating from
side of the cathedral, the "\= ⌂ 1 parvis des the 18th century, when pottery
Porte des Allemands, span- Droits de l’Homme # 10am– made the village prosperous.
ning a river, resembles a 6pm Wed–Mon ¢ 1 May Generations of potters have
medieval castle because of ∑ centrepompidou-metz.fr passed down the knowledge
its bridge, defensive of the character istic blue-grey
towers and 13th- Musée de la Cour d’Or glaze to their sons, while the
century gate with " ⌂ 2 rue du Haut-Poirier women have been entrusted
pepper-pot towers. # 9am–12:30pm & 1:45–5pm with deco rating it in cobalt
In the Vieille Ville, Wed–Mon ¢ Pub hols blue. A pottery museum, with
the delightful place ∑ musee.metzmetropole.fr a work shop attached, displays

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