Taxi Bar-le-Duc → Nancy

Bar-le-Duc, prefecture of the Meuse, is a town of character whose renown extends far beyond its department. Nestled in the Ornain valley at the foot of the Meuse hills, this city of art and history preserves in its upper town an exceptional Renaissance ensemble: sculpted facades and the church of Saint-Étienne housing the famous Transi by Ligier Richier, a macabre Renaissance masterpiece depicting a standing skeleton holding its own heart. Bar-le-Duc is also world-famous for its redcurrant jam de-seeded with a goose quill, a unique artisanal speciality dating back to the 14th century, still made by the Dutriez house with unchanged craftsmanship. The town also played a crucial role during the Battle of Verdun in 1916: the Voie sacrée (Sacred Way) departed from Bar-le-Duc, relentlessly conveying men and materials to the Verdun front. Nancy, this route's destination, is the jewel of classicism and Art Nouveau in Lorraine, with its UNESCO-listed Place Stanislas, Jean Lamour's gilded gates and the École de Nancy museum.