Hotels in Metz, France

A little about Metz...

Metz is a city in the northeast of France, capital of the Lorraine région and of the département of Moselle (57). It is located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Although historically Nanzig (Nancy) was the capital of the duchy of Lotharingia, it was Metz which was chosen as the capital of the newly created région of Lorraine in the middle of the 20th century.

Sights:
The city is famous for its yellow limestone architecture: la Pierre de Jaumont and for its nickname "The Green City" (25m2 - 270sqft of park/garden/playground per inhabitant)
St. Etienne, Gothic cathedral featuring stained glass windows designed by Marc Chagall), St-Pierre-aux-Nonnains, the oldest church in France, built between 380 and 395AD as a Roman gymnasium; converted to a Christian church in the 7th century. Ste-Segolene church, (built 13th-14th century), St-Martin church, St-Vincente church, St-Pierre-de-la-Citadelle church, St-Euchaire church
and St-Maximin church
Ruins of city walls
City gates: Porte Serpenoise, Porte des Allemands (German Gate)
Jewish Cemetery
Railway Station (built in 1908) and the imperial area build during German occupation

Transportation:
Motorway - Metz is ideally located at the intersection of two majors axes: A4 motorway (going from Paris to Strasbourg) and A31 motorway (going to Luxembourg at the North and towards Nancy, Dijon and Lyon at the South).

High Speed Train - Metz is connected to the French high speed train (TGV) network, which provides direct train to Paris and Luxembourg cities. The time from Paris (East station) to Metz train station is 82 minutes. Additionally Metz is served by the 'Lorraine TGV' train station, located at 25 km from Metz, for high speed trains going to Nantes, Rennes, Lille or Bordeaux (without stopping in Paris). 'Lorraine TGV' is at 75 mn of train from Paris Airport (Roissy - Charles de Gaulle).

Metz is one of the main station of the regional express trains systems named Metrolor. One of the main line is the line Nancy-Metz-Luxembourg, completed by many lines going to main cities of the area. Local transportation in the agglomeration is carried out by TCRM buses.