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its charms at the first look. You have to spend time talking
with local people and listening to them describing with
such admiration and passion their region. Lorraine is a
land of cultural and culinary traditions, proud of its
blue line of the Vosges mountains similar to a backdrop
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The Vosges give birth to numerous streams
and rivers. Salts and minerals from these mountains have
given the springs of Lorraine a reputation of curative
powers since ancient times. Celtic temples and Roman baths
were the forerunners of the well-known spas and health
resorts of Vittel, Contrexéville, Plombières, Bains-Les-Bains
and Amneville, close to Metz.
Past is painful in Alsace-Lorraine as this land has a rich military
patrimony, from the Charlemagne's Empire to World Wars of the 20th
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With 700 kms of navigable waterways, including the Marne-Rhine
Canal and the Moselle, enthusiasts come from all over
the world to enjoy cruising from lock to lock. Perhaps
resting overnight in the heart of Metz at the foot of
the Cathedral or taking the impressive boat-lift au Saint-Louis-Arzviller
that joins Lorraine with Alsace. Welcome to Lorraine
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www.visit-lorraine.com:
this website offers a comprehensive and complete guide of Lorraine
(art of living, accomodation, restaurants, a description of
many lovely towns and villages...) and also a regional search
engine. (the English version is under construction).
www.cr-lorraine.fr : this official web site of the Lorraine
Tourist Office provides the visitor with some information
about the touristic interests of Lorraine. (in French only)
www.ot-nancy.fr
: official website of the tourism info center in Nancy. This
city has an incredibly rich heritage, and this site gives
a lot of information about its various testimonies.
www.nancy.fr.st: this
web site offers you a virtual visit through the streets of
Nancy as you were there!
last update: January 24, 2001
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