With around 6,500 square meters (70,000 square feet) of stained glass windows, the story of Metz Cathedral is not just one of religion and architecture – it’s one of art.

With around 6,500 square meters (70,000 square feet) of stained glass windows, the story of Metz Cathedral is not just one of religion and architecture – it’s one of art.

Throughout the centuries, Metz has taken on many roles: from humble beginnings as a Celtic settlement, later becoming a Roman city, then the capital of the Austrasian Kingdom, a royal seat, an ...

Hotel de la Cathedrale As the name suggests, this 17th-century townhouse faces the cathedral. With its wooden beams, wrought-iron staircase and vintage writing bureaus in some rooms, it feels like ...

The friendly Hotel de la Cathédrale, 25 place de Chambre (8775 0002; www.hotelcathedrale-metz.fr), has a prime position and masses of charm in a building that has been an inn since the 17th century.

Metz in north east France sits close to Germany and Luxembourg and offers cheap places to stay including Best Western Metz Centre Gare, ibis Metz Centre Cathédrale, and Hotel De La Cathedrale ...

Au XIXe siècle, Metz reste au centre d'enjeux de pouvoir et continue sa métamorphose. Échappant à l'expansion industrielle lorraine du fait de sa position militaire défensive, Metz a connu dans la ...