Nancy and the Place Stanislas

From Metz’s martial lines to Nancy’s civic grace, it’s a swift hop down the A31. In under an hour you reach Place Stanislas (1755), conceived by Emmanuel Héré and linked to Place de la Carrière, where Jean Lamour’s wrought-iron gates, stone mascarons, and the statue of Stanislas Leszczynski map out Enlightenment-era urban planning. Two blocks away, the Museum of Fine Arts holds a Daum glass gallery, while the leafy Pépinière park, laid out in the 18th century, offers a breather before the Art Nouveau narratives of the Nancy School around 1900.

Your day starts with hotel pickup in Metz, a Mercedes at your disposal, and an easy pace: you explore while your driver handles the wheel, you linger while he waits. With a private chauffeur in Lorraine, stops flex to your interests. Sweep through Saurupt to see its villas, step into Villa Majorelle (booking advised, 2 km from the station), then the École de Nancy Museum for Gallé glass, Majorelle furniture, and Gruber stained glass. The ride back is unhurried, local tips en route, and if weather shifts, the plan adapts without fuss.