Bar-le-Duc is a jewel of heritage whose origins date back to the 10th century. Visitors can admire some 1,000 years of history, architecture and urban planning. This heritage extends from the remains of the first defensive fortress built around 970 in the lower town of merchants and craftsmen, and the banks of the Ornain to the vast ensemble of the twentieth century built by Lanfranco Virgili on the Côte Sainte-Catherine. The city of the counts and dukes of Bar today keeps of the boom that it knows at the beginning of the sixteenth century. exceptional testimonies, in particular the admirable upper town in the Renaissance quarter remained intact, whose squares and streets lined with mansions with refined ornaments retain for the most part their medieval layout. Monuments and houses contain many artistic treasures, including the Calvary and the famous Transi of the sculptor Ligier Richier, masterpieces of humanistic expression of the church Saint-Étienne. With its historical introductio
Phone
03 29 79 11 13

Address
7 rue Jeanne d'Arc, 55000 Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Grand Est, France