Les Chambres de l'Ile

Metz


You'll feel immediately chez vous (at home) at this sweet, friendly B&B on an island in the Moselle River. The parquet-floored, warm-coloured rooms overlook gardens, and homemade preserves, fresh-pressed juice and pastries feature at breakfast. Note that the minimum stay is two nights.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Metz attractions

1. Riverside Park

0.46 MILES

In summer, pedal boats and rowboats can be rented on quai des Régates. The promenade leads through a leafy riverside park, with statues, ponds, swans and…

2. Église St-Pierre-aux-Nonnains

0.54 MILES

Originally built around AD380 as part of a Gallo-Roman spa complex, Église St-Pierre-aux-Nonnains is a fine example of a pre-medieval basilica, tracing…

3. Chapelle des Templiers

0.56 MILES

Nearly always closed (enquire at the tourist office about guided tours that visit here), this octagonal, 13th-century chapel is the only one of its kind…

4. Esplanade

0.6 MILES

The formal flowerbeds of the Esplanade – and its statue of a gallant-looking Marshall Ney – are flanked by imposing buildings, including the Arsenal…

5. Metz Plage

0.79 MILES

You might not have packed your bucket and spade for a trip to Metz, but you can head to this makeshift 'beach' on the banks of the Moselle in summer…

6. Quartier Impérial

0.81 MILES

The stately boulevards and bourgeois villas of the German Imperial Quarter, including rue Gambetta and av Foch, are the brainchild of Kaiser Wilhelm II…

7. Place de la Comédie

0.86 MILES

Bounded by one of the channels of the Moselle, this neoclassical square is home to the city’s 18th-century Théâtre, France’s oldest theatre still in use…

8. Cathédrale St-Étienne

0.92 MILES

The lacy golden spires of this Gothic cathedral crown Metz’ skyline. Exquisitely lit by kaleidoscopic curtains of 13th- to 20th-century stained glass, the…