Bar-le-Duc is a charming town in the Meuse departement. The old historic centre is a treasure of Renaissance architecture.

In 1580, Montaigne considered the ' Collège Gilles de Trèves ' as ' the most beautiful house in France ' with its astonishing Renaissance courtyard. This incredible...

Bar-le-Duc is a charming town in the Meuse departement. The old historic centre is a treasure of Renaissance architecture.

In 1580, Montaigne considered the ' Collège Gilles de Trèves ' as ' the most beautiful house in France ' with its astonishing Renaissance courtyard. This incredible building is only one piece of the important Renaissance heritage in Bar-Le-Duc: a real open air museum, elegant facades, squares, streets and High Town vivid lanes give you the feeling of going back in history.

The ' Place Saint-Pierre ', a harmonic blend of mansions along the streets of ' Ducs de Bar ' and ' Bourg ' streets, built with the blond blocks from Meuse, they represent the essential assets from this particularly well saved heritage.

The typical facades, the ' meneau ' windows, the medallions, the ' pilastres à chapiteau ', the wrought decorated channels, as well as the famous ' Transi ', astonishing sculpture by Ligier-Richier, XVIth century artist, are all well worth a look.

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