In the footsteps of Graoully

The rue Taison is a section of the roman "cardo maximus", the North-South axis of the city. This road went from Trier to reach Marseille. The legend tells that Saint Clément, going down from the Sainte-Croix Hill to bring down the Graoully, imposed on the people of Metz to stay silent: he told them "Taisez-vous" ("Shut up") so that they don't wake up the monster, symbol of panagism. This story gave its name to the rue Taison. Nowadays, this is a lively pedestrian street with houses built in a Louis XV, Louis XVI, Gothic or Renaissance style. The effigy of the Graoully is hanging on the street.

Highest point of the city (189 m). Old Bulette's House (14th century), today a maternity hospital.

The former place des “Quatre Maisons”, this site marks the boundary of Gallo-Roman Metz. Built in 1905, this intimate and picturesque square is one of the charms of the old town.

This building, known as the chapel of Saint-Genest, was originally a private Gothic residence built in the 12th century. It is located next to the corner of rue d'Enfer and rue Jurue and was known in Metz tradition as the Rabelais asylum during his stay in Metz from 1542 to 1547.

The “Maison des Têtes" was built in the first half of the 16th century. The five busts set on an architectural structure are reminiscent of the medieval period (referring to antiquity and the personification of the Orient, etc.).