A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 7 beautiful castles to choose from around Nancy. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!
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Hiking Highlight
Small village with bars, restaurants, bakery etc.
Stamp point for the Way of St. James in the church
Tip by Jochen
Road Cycling Highlight
Magnificent castle in the Lorraine plain. If you ask nicely the person at the reception will fill your cans with a smile.
Tip by Julien Felix
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Hiking Highlight
The castle of Prény is an old fortified castle which overlooks the town of the same name. Few traces evoke its origin and affiliations. The impressive building is however registered on the list of historical monuments in 1862.
Tip by SimonWicart
Hiking Highlight
This fortified house is built on and around a medieval castle that stood there. Its name comes from that of one of the local lords who also built the chapel.
Tip by Paul_C
Hiking Highlight
This 15th century château was one of the few spared by Richelieu at the end of the Thirty Years' War. It has a superb 20-hectare park-garden.
Tip by Paul_C
Cycling Highlight
Château de Frouard razed by the troops of Louis XIV during the Thirty Years War, after the invasion of Lorraine. Only the ruins of a tower remain. The slope (between …
Tip by AP
Cycling Highlight
Proud stones on a proud hill
At the top of the Butte de Mousson, 200 metres above the Moselle valley, lie the impressive remains of the medieval Château de Mousson. …
Tip by Willem VS
Cycling Collection by Mosel Radweg
Hiking Collection by SimonWicart
Cycling Collection by Agence Régionale du Tourisme Grand Est
Cycling Collection by Agence Régionale du Tourisme Grand Est
Hiking Collection by adidas TERREX
Cycling Collection by La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo
Hiking Collection by Nicolas Vergnaud
Cycling Collection by Hannah
Cycling Collection by Agence Régionale du Tourisme Grand Est
Cycling Collection by Mollow
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