An imposing structure built during the German occupation 1870-1918 with Teutonic solidity but also a very charming bookstore
nice ,clean , stuff are helpfull and you can access to so many important destination for a traveler .
More like a gothic castle than a station, this is one impressive building, all medieval knights and dragons. Worth seeing in the daytime and also when lit up at night. The restaurant Le Grand Comptoir is in part of the station building and is well worth a visit. There is also a very beautiful bookshop at the rear of the newspaper store.
And is on the way to the Pompidou! Very interesting and lovely architecture inside. Cool on a hot day!
I loved the mix of massiveness and the Arabic touches of the arches, the information office has to be one of most exclusive offices in the world!
Clean, relatively new station. Easy to navigate your way around. Walk through station to Pompidou Centre. Ate in the station restaurant twice!!
Metz is ideally situated, less than three hours by rail from Paris, just over an hour to Luxembourg or Germany. The train station retains a certain old world charm (think of the idyllic European stations from the late 19th century) while remaining logical and well organized.The tourist information staff is multilingual, but the train information staff seemed to mainly know French (one spoke a little bit of English). Those who don't know English in addition to their native French often know German. Regardless, they are friendly and willing to help!There are cafes and shops in the station as well as places to wait for trains if you are leaving Metz, and the station is only about a 20 minute walk from the centre-ville. There are plenty of nice places to stay, eat, and shop around the station, as well as a bike rental shop. Visit Metz!
1. No luggage storage at the train station2. I'd take the train to Metz just to see this station. Not sure it is worth it to drive or walk to, but if you are coming here via train, take a moment to stop and enjoy the architecture. 3. credit goes to Metz guide book: The station building is architecturally reminiscent of the shape of a church in the departure hall area, with a clock tower rising 40m in height (said to be designed by Kaiser Wilhelm himself); on the other hand, the arrivals hall and restaurant echo the form of an imperial palace. The purpose of this is to represent the religious and temporal powers of the Holy Roman emperors. The statue of the Knight Roland at the angle of the clock tower represents Imperial protection over Metz. In the great hallway a stained glass window depicts the Emperor Charlemagne sitting on his throne. Kaiser Wilhelm appreciated his travels to Metz and the imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine, which was administered directly by the imperial government in Berlin. So at the railway station can be seen the apartments he used during his visits to the city; today they have been transformed into offices for the SNCF Railway Company.
I had to catch a connecting train for Paris. It was my first station and city in France. I found people and information helpful. Unlike the perception, everybody spoke in English to me.
Very nice building. Outside and inside. Worth taking the time by a nice day to go and discover the various sculpture