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Tourism Reims, the sparkling city
Reims is a northern France city very famous for its cathedral as many French kings were crowned there for about 1,000 years. Reims, the capital of champagne is the main city of the champagne region.
It's a charming city, and it's well appreciated by the French. There are several of the most beautiful medieval buildings in Europe. Most of the old houses were destroyed during World War I, and the city was extensively rebuilt in the 1920s in an Art Deco style.
Reims, Épernay and Ay are the major places for the production of champagne.
Sights in Reims
- Cathedral of Reims
- Towers of the cathedral
- Museum of Beaux Arts
- War Museum
- Theatre (Opera and Culture)
- La Comedie (20th century film art)
- La Cartonnerie (alternative, performance and music acts)
Museums and monuments to visit
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de ReimsThe kings of France were once crowned in Reims Cathedral. Along with the cathedrals of Chartres and Amiens, Reims is a member of the illustrious triad of "High Gothic" or ...
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Palais du Tau à ReimsThe Archbishop's Palace of Tau Reims date from the sixteenth century. It takes its name from its plan recalling the shape of the letter T (tau in Greek). Its construction resulted from the ...
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Tours de la cathédrale de ReimsBuilt in the XIII century and completed in the XV century, the towers of the Cathedral of Reims reaching over 80 meters and have a harmonious architecture. With its 2300 statues, the Cathedral of ...
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Le musée des Beaux-artsThe Museum of Fine Arts in Reims was born in 1907, six years later , he moved into the former Abbey of Saint -Denis . Inside, you will discover one of the finest collections in France established ...
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Le Phare de VerzenayIn 1:30, the Lighthouse Verzenay takes you into the world of Champagne vineyards. Bought by the municipality of Verzenay in 1987, the lighthouse was thus saved from collapse. The museum of the Vine ...
A weekend to visit Reims
- Thème : Sites and museums
- Départ : Reims
- Durée : 2 jours
Between the weekend, we invite to you to discover Reims.
Discover the Marne district
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Reims
- Durée : 5 jours
Discover and visit the towns and the cities in the Marne district.
Guignicourt
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Guignicourt
- Durée : 5 jours
Guignicourt is a village which is located at 20 km of Rheims, 25 km of Laon. Moreover Guignicourt is in direct connection with Paris (1h30 by A4 motorway) and Lille (2h00 by motorway A26 and A1) This is a peaceful small town profiting from all the local services, with the charms of a garden at the ...
Hautvillers
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Hautvillers
- Durée : 4 jours
More than 4 centuries ago, Dom Alleman describes the town "they call it Hautvillers. Haut, is his name, it is in fact… like a precious rock, it shines of all its brightnesses".