Metz (57 Moselle, Grand Est) is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle département and is situated close to the borders of France, Germany, and Luxembourg. Also known as the Green City.

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In summer the town holds

  •  Mirabelle Plum Festival (Fêtes de la Mirabelle)22 – 25 August 2024.
  • Les Constellations de Metz Digital Arts Festival 23 June  – 3 September 2022

Mirabelle Plum Festival

The Mirabelle Plum Festival has attracted thousands of visitors to the capital of the Lorraine region every year since 1947, and rounds off Metz en Fête’s programme of summer events. These celebrations usually take place after August 15 and come in the form of street entertainment, concerts, balls, a mirabelle plum market, crafts market, pyrotechnic display, parade and the election of Miss Mirabelle – see http://tout-metz.com

Les Constellations de Metz

An arts Festival full of music and visual arts with 3 themes – digital. street art and art & gardens – see www.constellations-metz.fr

Metz Christmas Markets

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The Metz  Christmas Markets 22 November – 30 December 2024 are well worth a visit, with some German influences being close to the border. There are also spectacular Christmas illuminations and a Big Wheel! see www.noelmetz.fr

In Metz there is also the new Pompidou Centre gallery – an outpost of the Paris version

less than 90 minutes from Paris by  TGV with Rail Europe

For more info see www.tourisme-lorraine.fr

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Pompidou Centre Metz
Pompidou Centre Metz

The garden city of Metz is a hub of culture and heritage, from its own Centre Pompidou-Metz and Chagall’s modern stained-glass windows at the 13th Century St Etienne Cathedral, to the history of its Imperial Quarter and its quiche! The city’s gardens and the banks of the River Moselle make it an ideal city to explore by bike, stopping to enjoy specialities made with the emblematic Mirabelle plums, from sweet treats to liqueurs. (France,fr)


The garden city of Metz is a hub of culture and heritage, from its own Centre Pompidou-Metz and Chagall’s modern stained-glass windows at the 13th Century St Etienne Cathedral, to the history of its Imperial Quarter and its quiche! The city’s gardens and the banks of the River Moselle make it an ideal city to explore by bike, stopping to enjoy specialities made with the emblematic Mirabelle plums, from sweet treats to liqueurs.Save

Metx – river Moselle and the New Temple

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