Seven days in the longwy region

Here an example of week to be passed in the area of longwy. this circuit is of course a suggestion. you can modify the order of the activities according to your preferences and the weather.

The time of the iron and steel industry  Longwy made formidable great strides for the iron and steel period. Some sites enable you to include/understand the importance of this period in the history of our area. The morning: all starts in 1880 when two factories are linked to form “the Company of the Steel-works of Longwy”. Unfortunately, there remain today only some vestiges of this company, of which Large Offices of Mount-Saint-Martin. Although located at Longlaville, these offices were called thus because the first installations of factories were located on this commune. Today the building shelters the House of the Formation of the DEVELOPING COUNTRIES but also a priceless treasure: the Majorelle Stained glasses which are classified under Historic buildings today. In addition to their beauty, these stained glasses show you the various stages of manufacture of steel. This visit is free and free. Information to the 03 82 25 24 00. The afternoon: Arranged in an old farm “the Barn with Arts”, the museum is a genuine artistic, historical and iron and steel window of the inheritance Longovicien and Lorrain. The building also shelters the Higher Institute of Decoration which organizes exposures of artists regularly. Information to the 03 82 25 51 19.

In the country of enamels  Leave to discovered enamels Longwy. The famous blue obtained by fusion with the large fire is one of the secrecies of the splendour of enamels of Longwy. The morning: the municipal museum of enamels presents to you a complete range of two important times the most prestigious achievements of the manufacture of Longwy: the earthenware of 1798 to 1815 and enamels partitioned on blue, technical bottom created and applied starting from this last date. You will be able to see also there one of the largest collections private of domestic irons (more than 4000) which reports their evolution through times. The afternoon: currently five manufactures produce enamels and perpetuate the tradition while making evolve/move the decorations and the forms. Visit one of the faience manufactures and its workshops. Faience manufactures and Enamels of Longwy: it is the first faience manufacture of Longwy. It has perpetuated the tradition for more than 200 years. It is with pleasure that the owner will make you visit the totality of the workshops free, on preliminary request, if you are less than 15 people (Information to the 03 82 24 30 94). The Enamels of Récollets show to you free the workshops of painting or totality for the groups (tariffs and information to the 03 82 23 26 50). The Enamels of Art make you visit the workshops on go (tariffs and information to the 03 82 25 71 46). You can also visit the private museum of the Midsummer's Day faience manufacture the Eagle and its store (tariffs and information to the 03 82 24 58 20).

War time in longwy  The morning: the Door of France, part of the ramparts, the Well of Seat and the Saint-Dagobert Church remain the only witnesses of this old fortified town built by Vauban under Louis XIV of 1679 to 1689. A path discovered with bilingual explanatory panels as well as a marked out path, invite the visitors to go up time and constitute pleasant walks in the middle of the work of Vauban. The office of tourism rents walkmans to have all the explanations necessary to the visit or a visit with guide for a group of minimum organizes you 10 people. Tariffs and information to the 03 82 24 94 54 or 03 82 24 27 17. The afternoon: the fort of Fermont is another witness of the strategic situation of the Country of Longwy. The system of defense was worked out by André Maginot in 1927 and its construction was done of 1931 to 1939. On board a small electric train, the visitor discovers a true underground city with elevators, infirmary, kitchens… The external museum presents, as for him, the main part of the materials used on the line Maginot (turrets, bells…). The schedules of the visits are available to the office of tourism.

Extraordinary museums  Certain museums conceal original treasures. The archaeological museum of Cutry: it is in 1968 that a farmer, during a ploughing, made emerge a past hidden since 2000 years. A first survey carried out in 1972 confirms the presence of a necropolis. This single site in the area is at the exit of the village. The locality “Solmon” was going to become a remarkable stake of the history of our area by the quality of discovered which was carried out there. The museum Gallo-Roman and Mérovingien de Cutry will make you discover its objects. Tariffs and information to the 03 82 24 30 36. The country museum of Fillières: in 1978, a small committee of amateurs of old agricultural machinery takes the name of “Hasseus” (which means in Lorraine patois “old women things, objects to be thrown”) and gathers many materials but also objects of the daily newspaper of the country life. Since 1998, there exists of May 1 to October 1 of the exposures of paintings in the presence of artists. The agricultural country museum of Fillières already accomodated more than 25000 visitors. Tariffs and information to the 03 82 25 00 72.

Churches  The churches make us discover all the times through their style of decoration. We selected some of them. Saint-Dagobert church in Longwy: strengthened church, classified Historic building since 1921, equipped with an organ Gothic of 1926 and restored in 2004. Saint Martin's day church in Mount-Saint-Martin: Romance church of XIème century. It punctually accomodates cultural events and exposures. Saint-Hubert church with Idiots-the-Grandville: austere building with nave with single vessel of 1732. It contains a movable rich person: furnace bridge, rétable, put at the tomb, murals. Holy-Genevieve church in Réhon: she has a setting with the remarkable tomb of 15 characters of XVIème century. Saint-Pierre church and Saint-Paul with Baslieux: small church rebuilt in 1869 in a Gothic style. All going back to 1550. It with the characteristic, single in Lorraine, to have a bell-tower, in pagoda, above the chorus. Church Holy-Agathe in Longuyon: church of XIIème century to architecture cistercian, classified Historic building. Discovered statue of the Holy Owner. Saint-Gengoult church in Briey: Romance and Gothic church of the XII and XVèmes centuries. With its martyrdom of Ligier Richier, its Romance crypt, its low-relief and its supports. Saint Martin's day church in Montmédy: strengthened church of 1746. Notre Dame vault of the Carmel Mount in Longwy: church of the XVIIème century (known as Margaine vault). Notre Dame basilica in Avioth: Gothic basilica of style of the XIV and XVèmes centuries. It has an external house: “Recevresse” of XVème century, single in the world. A famous place of pélerinage annual. Abbey Notre Dame d' Orval with Villers in front of Orval in Belgium: Cistercian abbey of 1132, where always a community of monks saw. Discovered its source, its rosette and its garden of medicinal plants. You will be able to share the prayer of the monks or to reach the store of the abbey to taste cheese and beer Trappist.

A day in the open door  If the sun is present, benefit from this sixth day to put back you and share leisures in family. Many sites enable you to spend your day to the sun. Here are some. Base leisures of Othain with Marville: picturesque village with the many architectural treasures, Marville accomodates you within a pleasant framework mixing greenery, nature and culture… Marville, the Sporting one, its triathlon, its races. Take part or encourage! Restoration on the site and many activities: ski-lift nautical, pedal boat, canoe, kayak, veil, VTT, course of health, swimming (covered swimming pool, water level), riding school (stud farm)… Information to the 03 87 51 90 52. The Park Walibi Lorraine: many attractions for all the family, a broad program of events and animations. The new zone children makes it possible to come in family. Information to the 03 87 51 90 52. A list of the municipal parks is also available to the office of tourism to the 03 82 24 94 54 or 03 82 24 27 17.

A sunday in the longwy region  Here the list of the only opened sites Sunday. Castle of Idiots-the-Grandville: built over a headland which a loop surrounds of Chiers, the castle dominates of its important mass this charming village. One of the characteristics of this castle comes from contrast between its strengthened bases and its Renaissance frontages. Information to the 03 82 44 90 41. The Factory site and Railway of the Bottom-of-Fat in Luxembourg: within a beautiful and quiet framework where nature took again its rights, one goes up at the origins of the industrialization of the field at the end of last century, thanks to the “Train 1900”, the train of the “Minièresbunn” and the exposure which recalls the difficult living conditions of the men of the time. Information to the 00.352 26 50 41 24. Work Wood of the Furnace with Villers-the-Mountain: this work belongs to the Maginot line. It was formerly occupied by the 149ème RIF. Discovered turrets, infirmary, room of transmission, rooms and exposure of objects of time. Information to the 03 82 44 00 33. Also consult the list of the festivals and demonstrations available on this site.