COMMUNE DE METZ

A garden city, which offers nearly 25 m² of greenery to each of its inhabitants! Metz was founded at the confluence of the Moselle and Seille rivers, two waterways. This particular situation allowed the city to become one of the most important communication centers of Roman Gaul, capital of the Merovingian kingdom of Austrasia, and later, an economic capital. A long-standing, proactive policy has made it possible to preserve the city's natural environment, but also to develop it. Today, Metz offers to the amateur tourist a whole range of achievements, suitable to satisfy all tastes! The Botanical Garden in Montigny-les-Metz offers you a visit to its tropical greenhouses, as well as various collections of plants such as the rose garden, heathland plants, grasses and a new garden of alpine plants. It is open to the public every day of the year and has just joined the Jardins Sans Limites network in spring 2011. Guided tours are available by appointment. In the city center, the French garden of the Esplanade is widely open to the valley and the hillsides of Moselle and offers a colorful flowering The Jardin des Tanneurs (Tanners' Garden), located in the historical center of the city, offers, from its many terraces, numerous views of Metz and its surroundings The Jardin des Régates located on the banks of the Plan d'Eau is a romantic garden from the beginning of the century, with beautiful trees and a pond where a musical fountain show takes place (Free of charge - from June to September, at nightfall, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) The Seille Park (20 hectares) located in the Amphitheatre district, a stone's throw from the train station and opposite the Metz Pompidou Center, offers beautiful spaces for relaxation and proposes itineraries for the discovery of natural wetlands. From the top of the big hill, the view of the Seille and the museum are unbeatable. The most spectacular thing: every two years, the green spaces department creates an "ephemeral garden" of 2,000 to 2,500 m2 in front of a historical monument or the train station. At the same time, the "Art in the Gardens" exhibition offers monumental works by well-known artists in the various green spaces of the city. A must see! For those who love walking, the city has created a network of more than 20 km of walks that will lead you to unsuspected treasures?