Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Lorraine

Gothic Church
55120 Lachalade

The abbey of Lachalade, a former Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century in Lachalade (Meuse, Grand Est), is today a parish church classified as a historical monument, marked by sober architecture and rich monastic history.

Gothic Church
55600 Avioth

The Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Avioth, a Gothic jewel of the 13th and 15th centuries, dominates the village of Avioth en Meuse. Ranked in 1840, it houses a black Virgin and a still alive medieval pilgrimage, nicknamed 'Cathedral of the Fields'.

Classic style castle
55200 Commercy

Commercy Castle, built in the 18th century in Commercy, Lorraine, is a sumptuous Baroque castle built on the remains of a medieval fortress, marked by the history of the Dukes of Lorraine and King Stanislas.

Castle
55140 Vaucouleurs

The castle of Gombervals, a 14th century fortress located in Vaucouleurs (Meuse), is a medieval building surrounded by moat, marked by its dungeon-porch and its history linked to the kings of France and the lords of Lorraine.

Revival style castle
55210 Vigneulles-lés-Hattonchâtel

Hattonchâtel Castle, rebuilt in a neo-Renaissance style between 1923 and 1928, dominates Vigneulles-les-Hattonchâtel in Meuse. This architectural pastiche incorporates medieval vestiges and symbolizes the 20th century Lorrain history.

Renaissance style castle
55000 Bar-le-Duc

The Barrois Museum, installed in the Neuf-Castel of the 16th century at the Château des Ducs de Bar in Bar-le-Duc (Great East), combines architectural heritage and historical collections, from the Dukes of Lorraine to ethnography, in a flamboyant Gothic setting partially classified.

Citadels
55100 Verdun

The underground citadel of Verdun, built from the 17th to the 19th century in the Meuse, is a 7 km network of historical military galleries, symbol of the First World War.

Flamboyant Gothic architecture
55000 Bar-le-Duc

Saint-Étienne de Bar-le-Duc, a former Gothic collegiate flamboyant from the 14th to the 17th century, located in Meuse, houses masterpieces such as the Transi de Ligier Richier and historical stained glass windows in the Grand Est region.