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5 things to do and see in Vandoeuvre-les-nancy

Vandoeuvre-les-nancy is the small French town with the approximate population of thirty four thousand and four hundred inhabitants. It is located in the north eastern part of France, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the region of Lorraine. There are traces of people habitats in this area even from Neolithic period, so this area had a long and remarkable history.

1. Anthoine castle

Anthoine castle

Castle Anthoine, was a legacy of a family of Ducal officers. The castle was originally built in the sixteenth century. Additionally, some parts were built in early seventeenth century. Finally, it is been modified in the eighteenth century and, also, at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Castle Anthoine belongs to the registered French Heritage monument from Vandoeuvre les nancy.

3. L’église Saint-François d’Assise

L’église Saint-François d’Assise

The modern church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a Catholic church built in 1958. It was designed by architect Henri Prouvé1. The work was completed in 1961. It was listed as a French historic monument. The Church of St. Francis of Assisi is covering an area of one thousand square meters and it is surrounded by six thousand square meters of beautiful garden.

5. L’église Saint-Melaine

L’église Saint-Melaine

L’église Saint-Melaine (The Saint-Melaine church) has been built in the fifteenth and sixteenth century. It is a beautiful church with a stained glass church. In the church there is the gilded wooden statue of the Virgin and Child from the seventeenth century.

2. Château du Montet

Château du Montet

Château du Montet (Castle Montet) is next to Bureau de Poste de Villers Les Nancy. It was built in neo-Romanesque. Château du Montet has a length of 0.09 kilometers. Today, castle Montet is University property.

4. L’église Sainte-Bernadette

L’église Sainte-Bernadette

L’église Sainte-Bernadette (The St. Bernadette church) is a very beautiful building with contemporary stained glass.

Whole this area is full of monuments and other artifacts and buildings from the past. That is the reason why this are is popular among tourist.

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