WHAT TO SEE
• The UNESCO World heritage Place Stanislas
• Art Nouveau architecture, such as the famous Villa Majorelle
• The Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy Art Nouveau museum
• Furniture by Jean Prouvé and Daum glassware at the Fine Arts Museum
• More than 12,000 species at the Botanical Garden
WHAT TO DO
• The Brasserie L'Excelsior and its Art nouveau décor
• Visit the city with a local greeter
• The 22-hecatre Pepinière Park in the heart of the city
• Nancy and its surroundings’ audio guided tour to download on your smartphone
• Opera or ballet at an Italianate theatre in Place Stanislas
WHAT TO TASTE
• Stanislas Baba, a traditional Polish sponge cake drenched in sweet Tokaj wine
• Macaroons by the Soeurs Macarons nuns, created in 1793
• World-famous savoury Quiche Lorraine tart
• Golden Bergamot boiled sweets with natural essential oil of bergamot
• Mirabelle plums in marmalade, tarts, pastries or brandy
WHAT TO BRING BACK
• A lovely metal box of Bergamot sweets
• Souvenirs by local craftsmen from the Tourist Office Shop
• A Saint Nicholas souvenir, patron saint of Lorraine
• Mirabelle plum flavoured Gâteau Lorrain cake
• A piece of world-famous Daum glassware
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