Any recomendations for Epinal Grub / sights

[Rasher]

Just booked into Epinal for a single night on our way to the Alps.

Originally planned to grab a hotel when we felt like stopping, but as it is Bastille weekend thought better have a booking in case the French all spring into life and fill up the Hotels.

Epinal was bang on our route and I quite like seeing new towns / cities, wondered if there is anything here we should check out, we will only have a few hours in the evening, or an hour on the way out the following morning.

Any "must see" sights, or fantastic restaurants here?

 

[Hairnet600]

friend lives there on and off (crewe at teh mo) there (way aye fluent in frog )

have asked

 

[jackassdave]

its a really nice place ,ive stayed there twice in a ibis or something like that ,i stayed right in the centre by the river.
just a nice place to be for an evening

 

[Wapping]

Does it have to be in Epinal?

Lots of good riding (and lots of good hotels) slightly to the east in the Vosges.

http://www.linge1915.com/index1-an.html is worth a detour, if you get a chance.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Lin...emorial&cid=0,0,11651367154402322551&t=m&z=16

 

[Rasher]

Does it have to be in Epinal?

Yes, I have booked

http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-0831-mercure-epinal-centre/index.shtml

Also about the limit of how far I want to have to travel on day one, will be OK if weather is nice, but is a long day if it turns to crap. I have the best part of a 3 hour trip to the Tunnel, so even if leaving at 6:30 in the morning I won't get to the Hotel until @ 6:00pm.

Originally planned to stop a bit further North (Toul / Nancy) but this Hotel came up at £50 with secure bike parking and a Pool / Hot Tub.

I thought being in a town may be nice for an evening stroll / food / beer as well

 

[Wapping]

Fair enough, it's a decent schlepp from the coast

Epinal is a nice enough town, decent sized river and a good sized square.

There is a large American cemetery there, with graves from the 303rd Heavy Bombardment Group 'Hells Angels', if that floats your boat.


http://www.303rdbg.com/cem-epinal.html


http://www.8thafhs.org/bomber/303bg.htm


PS Several shops etc will be shut on Bastille Day.

 

[Rasher]

Thanks one and all for replies

PS Several shops etc will be shut.....

That pretty much sums up France on any day in my experience