Things to see and do Metz

St. Martin's Church, devoted to the very famous Bishop of Towers in 397, is one of the oldest parishes in Metz. The first sanctuary was located at the time of the Gallo-Roman town of Divodurum (former name of Metz), but the date of construction is unknown. The current building has several phases of construction: the narthex and nave are dated at the beginning of the th century, while the choir, apse and transept date back to a second work campaign at the turn of the th and th centuries. Moreover, the building builds on the Roman walls of the th century. You can admire this Gallo-Roman remnant on both sides of the portal. Much of the glass is also part of the Renaissance era. The th century led to the substitution of the ancient stained glass windows of the apse by a whole due to the talents of the Messin Laurent-Charles Marshal and the reconstitution of the tower. The dark and dark vaults of what the habit calls narthex are first offered to visitors entering the church: its massive piles, its strong veins still betray the Romanesque influence, while pointing here and there the elements that will characterize Gothic architecture. Coming back the nave, finds the cross of the transept. As a choir of the building, it is framed by four massive pillars that mount from one jet until the retombée of the vaults. This building cannot be left without admiring the carved group of the Nativity (left arm of the transept; th century), the Nollet organ and its late th-century buffet and the Ecce homo of the chapel beneath the tower.

At every time his style: the church of Saint Eucairo alone, a rich witness to past centuries; erected in the xiith century, then retouched to the xive and xve centuries, it is one of the oldest religious buildings in the city Messina, beautiful testimony of flamboyant Gothic style. Currently in a restoration phase, only part of the building is visited. Once your eyes are used to darkness, his charm operates as magic: its stained glass windows are like color touches and its privacy invites visitors to the collection. Among the elements of furniture, its organ, choir and nef date from the xive and xve centuries. Outside, raise your head to observe his novel bell, still in good conservation condition. Dedicated to Eucairo iiie, Bishop of Trio (ecclesiastical metropolis which depended on Metz at the time), the church was primarily responsible for a famous religious festival. Every February 3, there is the last medieval pilgrimage of Metz. In a popular fervor, the faithful come to make bless small breads marked with piclets recalling the martyrdom of Saint Blaise, in order to obtain protection and healing against the throats of throat. The relics of Saint Blaise still lie in the church today. He has been invoked as healer of throats, since he saved a young boy strangled by a fish ridge.

Located at the back of the large covered market in Metz, the rue au Blé, although close and discreet, is rich in history. Indeed, its proximity to the city's main market is already testimony to its commercial function. As its name indicates, it used to be used to shelter flour and wheat, merchants'boxes and stalls. Today, we can always distinguish from old, large and sufficiently large doors to be able to store in the courtyard, food. At No. 4 there is a bourgeois house, which is richly decorated, surmounted by a stained glass window showing a cluster of grapes. It would be the home of a wealthy merchant or boss who has made a fortune in trade. The splendour of his home testifies to his social rise.

Now a must, the Place des Charrons, one of the trendiest new places in Metz's Outre-Seille district, where you can have lunch with friends or have a drink on the terrace when the sun comes out. It must be said that the square is not lacking in charm and one succumbs even more when one knows its rich historical past. The headquarters of the Charrons corporations, it is home to the 16th century Hôtel de Burtaigne, among others. Its bold blend of Gothic and Renaissance style will seduce the eye of the passer-by, who will love to discover on the facade, a richest animal repertoire (birds, wild animals and a lion holding a crest).