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The Art Nouveau
Hesse > Nancy > Hesse
Cruise west through the rolling plains of the Lorraine region, stopping to visit Réchicourt le Château via the excellent fishing lake at Gondrexange. Admire the 15th century Basilica at St Nicolas de Port before arriving in beautiful Nancy. Head to Place Stanislas for glitzy shopping and a café-crème in the sunshine.
- Distance: 152 km
- Cruising Time: 25 hrs
- Locks: 42
- Return Trip
Hesse > Nancy > Hesse
Hesse
A pretty and quiet village, Hesse has a charm and character that has been preserved over many years. Apart from a well-organised port the village also has the ruins of a Benedictine Abbey from the 11th century, whose church is now the village church.
Gondrexange
To visit the Etang de Gondrexange. Set on 770 hectares, the lake offers boats for hire and the lake is also excellent for fishing and swimming. here. Groceries and bread are are available in the village, but otherwise, there's not a lot here apart from the watersport facilities.
Lagarde
Make sure you visit this village typical of Lorraine and which is moreover part of the Lorraine Regional Natural Park. Nice flowered harbour “Navig France”
Lunéville
Attractive architecture from the 18th Century and magnificent gardens, together with a good range of shops and services
St Nicolas De Port
All shops in the town, supermarket and touristic sites that makes it an ideal place to visit
Nancy
So many things to see in that big town , nice architecture, big shopping center and good service in the harbour
