Rombas: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Tour de Drince is a 25-metre-high observation tower with a metal structure, standing at an altitude of 390 metres. It was built from steel produced by the now-disappeared Rombas plant and bears witness to the expertise of the Lorraine steel industry. The Tour de Drince offers a 360-degree panorama over the Orne, Fensch and Moselle valleys; the view extends several dozen kilometres beyond the borders of Luxembourg and Germany.

Anyone wishing to discover Rombas and rent a holiday apartment for this purpose will find useful information about the town here.

Nature

Fond Saint Martin lies in the heart of a 400-hectare wooded valley. There is an educational birdwatching trail there, developed in cooperation with the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux.

History

Traces of human presence dating from around 15,000 BCE were discovered at the Les Roches site on the slopes of the Côte de Drince. When walking on the heights of the Côte de Drince, visitors can see the remains of a Mediomatrici camp dating from the 3rd or 2nd century BCE.

Culture and Events

The programme of the Môm Théâtre at the Maison de l’Enfance includes storytelling, theatre, puppet theatre and circus. The Maison de l’Enfance welcomes children aged four and over for social, educational and cultural activities.

The Médiathèque La Pléiade hosts performances and events throughout the year. Its collection includes books, comics, manga, board games, video games, magazines, music and films.

Since 2003, the town of Rombas has offered free public events in summer as part of Les Estivales. The events listed for September include the Journées du Patrimoine.

Getting Around

The 23-kilometre-long Voie verte du Fil bleu de l’Orne runs from Rombas to the Moineville leisure centre. It is completely flat, follows its own route separated from other traffic, and is open to all non-motorised forms of transport.

The GR5F stage from Rombas to Plappeville is a hiking route marked with the white-and-red GR trail markers.

Other places: Rémilly, Roussy-Le-Village, Fèves, Hilsprich, Terville, Rugy, Knutange, Kerprich-Aux-Bois.

To the higher-level travel overview: Moselle.