Author: French Tourism Development Agency
The city presented today is located in the northeast of France, and it has an interesting name "Nancy", Nancy. The name sounds like a beautiful young girl, but the city of Nancy is not in this style
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- The historic district of Nancy was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983.
-Joe Dassin's famous song "Three Pigeons Cafe" describes the love story that takes place in Nancy.
It can be said that Nancy is an ancient and romantic city
About Nancy
Nancy is the capital of the meurthe et Moselle in the Région Lorraine region of northeastern France. It is located in the Lorraine Plateau, about 281 km from Paris. It is the twentieth largest city in France.
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Coat of arms of the city of Nancy
Nancy has a history of human activity dating back to 800 BC and was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine in the late Middle Ages. Although occupied by Germany during World War II, Nancy was returned to France after the end of World War II.
At present, Nancy is a major transportation hub in the northeast of France, and from Nancy, there are many highways leading to important surrounding cities, such as Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg, Luxembourg and so on.
Nancy's historic old town is now also a World Heritage Site, and the many buildings in the old city attract countless tourists every year. The Université de Lorraine in Nancy is currently the largest public university in France. Founded in 2012, the school is a union of four ancient universities built in the 16th century: Université Henri Poincaré-Nancy 1, Université de Nancy 2, Université Paul Verlaine - Universite de Metz and Institut National Polytechnic (INP). Lorraine： Institut national polytechnique de Lorraine）。 Hua Luogeng is also an honorary doctor of the university.
Without a hitch
As a transportation hub in the northeast of France, Nancy is naturally unimpeded by the city. If you're visiting the city of Nancy, you can choose to take the bus, tram or bike.
Due to the narrowness of many roads in Nancy, especially in the old town, there is a monorail in Nancy, but after years of practice, monorails do not seem to be so easy to use, and the Nancy municipality has not built a new monorail line, which is probably the only monorail line in France.
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Tour guide
Punch in at attractions
➰ Place Stanislas
➰ Botanical Garden of Nancy (Jardin Botanique de Nancy)
➰ Porte de la Craffe
Place Stanislas
Place Stanislas is one of the most exquisite squares in Nancy and a local World Heritage Site. The famous writer Hugo once said after his tour, "The Plaza de Stanislas is the most beautiful, pleasant, and perfect square I have ever seen, a magnificent square." "The square was built by the father-in-law of King Louis XV of France, the King of Poland and the Duke of Lorraine, Stanisław I.
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Stanislas Square is 125 meters long and 106 meters wide, and is surrounded by opera houses, hotels and museums.
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Stanislas Square layout
In the center of the square is a statue of Stanisław I, Duke of Lorraine, inscribed "Dedicated to the benefactor Stanisław I, thanks to the people of Lorraine." ”
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On the east side of the square, there is the Opéra national de Lorraine (Lorraine), the standard of the square is indeed a theater, and the interior decoration of the theater is also golden and gorgeous.
The gilded iron gates in the four corners of the square only look magnificent and not tacky. In the middle of each iron gate there are statues and fountains.
Jardin Botanique de Nancy
It seems that the French have a special love for botanical gardens, and the botanical gardens of each city are not only a place to see rare plants from all over the world, but also a perfect place for people to relax and relax.
The Botanical Garden of Nancy, built in 1758, under the leadership of the first director, Bakar, introduced rare plants he had collected from all over the world into the park. After Queen Josephine's visit, she gave a batch of plants from her own greenhouse. In 1854, the botanical garden also added a tropical greenhouse.
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In 1976, the Le Haut Chitelet Botanical Garden and the Jean-Marie-Pelt Botanical Garden in Nancy formed the Nancy Municipal Botanical Institute and the Federation of Botanical Gardens. The federation's seed bank currently has 45,000 seed samples.
The Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden has more than 12,000 species of plants and a tropical greenhouse covering an area of 2,500 square meters.
In the shop of the Botanical Garden, you can also buy a variety of interesting peripheral products to bring home beautiful plants
Porte de la Craffe
Porte de la Craffe, the oldest city gate in Nancy, was built in the 14th century. The city gates are connected to the city walls that surround the old town of Nancy. This gate connects the old and new town of Nancy, and passing through this door is like a time shuttle.
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Inside the city gate, it is still very winding and twisting
Nancy in music
As mentioned earlier, French national treasure singer Joe Dassin once sang a song about Nancy. Born in the United States, Joe Dassin came to France with the actor's father at the age of 12 and became interested in folk songs. In the 1970s, his songs were popular throughout Europe, where it sold tens of millions of copies.
Next enjoy the song, Le Café des Trois Colombes, a love story that takes place in Nancy.
Nancy en hiver, une neige mouillée (winter in Nancy, wet snow)...
Nancy au printemps, ça ressemble au Midi (spring in Nancy, like in the South)...
Nancy, c'est trop loin, c'est au bout de la terre (Nancy, a distant city that seems to be on the other side of the globe)...
Les petits bistrots tout autour de la place...
Au soleil ont sorti leurs terrasses (people go out in the sun)...
Le bonheur passait par la Lorraine (good times rushed through Lorraine)...
Sweet Nancy
Nancy has a specialty lemon sugar that is made exclusively with a bergamot orange called bergamot Orange. This lemon has a strong aroma and is often used in food. Bergamot Orange is native to Italy but thrives in Nancy.
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Nancy lemon candy has received various acclaim since it was invented in 1850, and nancy lemon candy is now a product of the French appellation protection mark.
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Traffic information
Train: Paris to Nancy, 90 minutes, Strasbourg to Nancy 75 minutes.
By boat: You can choose to take a boat from Strasbourg to Nancy via canals, and the port is only 440 meters from Place Stanislas.
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