Tourism - Champagne-Ardenne

Champagne-Ardenne is a region of France located in the north east of the country and has four departments: Ardennes, Aube, Marne and Haute-Marne. Main cities are Charleville-Mézières, Troyes, Châlons-en-Champagne.

The Champagne-Ardenne region is one of the most natural regions in France. In the department of Haute-Marne one can stroll along the rivers, on the hills and in the green valleys. The Aube and Marne department offer the ‘wine of the kings’, the famous Champagne. The Ardennes department and its rich architectural and historical heritage is a true open space museum with its fortified castles such as the one of Sedan, citadels and fortified churches. It is also the land of the ‘ Crêtes ’ with its landscapes and forests, valleys and hedged farmland. In addition, the forests offer numerous possibilities for activities such as hiking, horse riding, and cycling. Water sports, swimming and fishing lovers can enjoy the rivers and lakes of the forest of Lorient and Der.

Finally, Champagne-Ardenne hosts nulerous music festivals as ell as the famous international puppets festival in Charleville-Mézières and the intrnationales graphic arts meeting in Chaumont.

Top tourist cities in Champagne-Ardenne

Tourism Charleville-Mézières

Charleville-Mezieres is the main city of the Ardennes department with a population of about 55,000 inhabitants. The city is located on the banks of the Meuse. Charleville is born of the will of an Italian prince in the early eighteenth century when ...

Must : Musée Rimbaud, Musée de l'Ardenne

Tourism in Chaumont

Located in the department of the Haute Marne and in the region Champagne-Ardenne this flowered city is crossed by two rivers the Suize and the Marne. Within the plateau of Langres, this ancient residence of Counts of Champagne is surrounded with forests, so you will be ...

Must : Le donjon

Tourism Châlons-en-Champagne

The town of Châlons-in-Champagne, prefecture of the Marne, constitutes an interesting stage at the time of a Champagne stay. It indeed has many monuments, which they are monk, administrative or civil. But it is mainly by its religious buildings that the city is ...

Must : Collégiale Notre-Dame-en-Vaux , Musée Garinet , Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’archéologie

Tourism Troyes

Troyes is the second city of the Champagne-Ardenne region and the main city of the Aube department, housing near 60 000 inhabitants. Troyes is a remarkable medieval city with a rich architecture, history and culture. It was the third European city during the thirteenth ...

Must : Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes, Musée d'Art Moderne de Troyes, L’apothicairerie de l’Hôtel-Dieu-le-Comte