This rich centre of salt production has had a rich and eventful history, traces of which remain in the subsoil and the architecture of the town. The Porte de France, home of the Departmental Salt Museum, is the most emblematic illustration of this, as it …

This walk invites you to discover the Haute Vallée de la Canner, a listed natural site, recognised for its landscape qualities and rich heritage. Starting from the village-street of Altroff, where the view extends over the valley, the route leads …

The battle of Gravelotte - Saint Privat pitted 125,000 French troops against 285,000 Germans on a 12-kilometer front. It began at 11:30 a.m. in Amanvillers, and ended at 8 p.m. in Saint Privat, with the Germans doing our weapons a favor. More than 32,000 …

The mountain crowned by a forest that dominates the small village of Tincry is called "camp of the Romans". It is a protohistoric oppidum of roughly oval shape. The large enclosure, about 2 km long, encloses some 16 ha. The rampart that surrounds it has a …

Near the Saint Trudon church, the cemetery contains the French 1870-1871 military square and the grave of a Prussian soldier. The monument in the French section is a Jaumont stone stele in the form of an obelisk, decorated with a wreath of leaves in …

First Wolrd War German military graveyard. Crosses and ossuaries. …

To better defend its saltworks coveted by the Dukes of Lorraine and the Counts of Bar, Bertram, Bishop of Metz, built around 1200 a powerful fortified castle in Vic. His successors, in conflict with the Messinian bourgeoisie, transferred the seat of their …

Soldiers who perished during the Battle of Abreschviller on August 21st 1914 are buried in this National Necropolis of World War One. 464 French soldiers (77 unknown victims and 2 ossuaries) and 370 German soldiers (117 unknown victims and 1 ossuary) lay …

The castle is surrounded by an enclosure wall with four square pavilions pierced by loopholes. The dwelling itself, rectangular in plan, was redesigned. The mullioned windows were replaced by segmental arches. It has been listed as a historic monument …

Following the decline of the Roman Empire, Queen Brunhilda, regent of eastern and south-eastern Gaul, had the network of roads and paths in her territory restored. As a tribute to the sovereign, this route makes its way from damp forest valleys to plateau …