Gothic Architecture
Gothic architecture blossomed in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Metz which, with its richly decorated West Front, Bishops’ Chapel and cloister, is considered as one of the most beautiful buildings of its kind in France. It combines harmoniously with the Romanesque style of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Verdun the Gothic style reigns in the basilica in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port and in Notre-Dame in Avioth. A number of major centres of the faith are considered a “must”:
St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Toul
Premonstratensian Abbey in Pont-à-Mousson
The abbey in Saint-Mihiel
The priory in Cons-la-Grandville
The abbeys in Senones
Moyenmoutier and Etival in Vosges
The library in Saint-Mihiel
St. Clement’s and St. Vincent’s abbeys in Metz
The Franciscan chapel in Nancy
The church in Sillegny known as “Lorraine’s Sixtine Chapel”
Much stranger is the decidedly metallic church in Crusnes dedicated to St. Barbara. Fortified churches in Meuse such as the superb church in Saint-Pierrevilliers provide opportunities for meditation and a chance to admire architectural brilliance. There are plenty of examples of a richly diverse religious heritage which, not content with finding expression in stone, has also been outstanding in the written word. Visit the library in Saint-Mihiel to see a Gradual dated 1463, 80 incunabula and Lorraine’s first printed book dating from 1502, the Toul Missel. The library in Saint-Dié, it boasts another superb Gradual and a geography book, “cosmographiae introductio”, dating from the same period. 
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| 29/09/2011 Freedom of the city of London for ABTOF Member |
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| 07/12/2011 Winning article - Online |
The winning article from the online category of the French Travel Article of the Year awards, written by Sharron Livingston
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| 07/12/2011 Winning article - Magazines |
Winner of the magazine category of the French Travel Article of the Year awards, written by Eve Kerswill
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| 24/08/2011 Le Weekend 20 & 21 August 2011 |
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| 02/11/2010 Collection of Snippets from ABTOF members 1st Nov |
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Circuits des Remparts
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Angouleme - Charente
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A host of the most interesting vintage cars descend on Augouleme for the annual Circuit des Remparts.
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Angoulême
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Throughout France
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