City of Lunéville
Lunéville is privileged to have a castle on its territory, nicknamed the little Versailles of Lorraine. Built in the 1801th century, it is at the heart of the history of Lorraine, but also of France and Europe. Lunéville is home to other listed treasures: the Saint Jacques church contains a hidden pipe organ unique in Europe, the Maison du Marchand is a remarkable building with a finely chiseled facade in the pink sandstone of the Vosges. The synagogue is the first to have been built in France since the Middle Ages. Rue de Lorraine, the Italian-style theater, and the Maison du Traité, where Joseph Bonaparte signed the Treaty of Lunéville with Austria in XNUMX, are also among the curiosities to discover. Traces of an industrial past focused on crafts are still very present. The temporary and thematic exhibitions on earthenware, as well as the Conservatoire des Broderies, remain living witnesses of this period. On the gastronomic side, two specialties, part of French culinary heritage, were invented in Lunévile for King Stanislas: rum baba and the reine's bite. Each year, regional and even national events are organized, including the Grasse Fair, Scènes en Selle, the Livestock Festival, the Pumpkin Festival, and the International Autumn Fair (paintings and sculptures). Exhibitions are held throughout the year, particularly at the Château and in the museum space of the abbey hotel. Lunéville is listed as an "Internet City."
