Reims Trip Overview
Enjoy an unforgettable day in private with your local guide in the most beautiful sites and landscapes of Champagne classified as UNESCO World Heritage from Reims to Epernay, stopping in the most famous villages and vineyards of Champagne !
In the program:
– Reims, City of Kings and its Cathedral
– Epernay, Capital of Champagne ans its famous “Avenue de Champagne”
– Historical hillsides of Champagne classified Unesco World Heritage Site: famous villages and vineyards of Aÿ Grand Cru and Hautvillers
– Visit of an independent producer/grower: champagne making process, winery, cellar then min.3 tastings
– Private guided tour of the Dom Perignon abbey church in Hautvillers
– Lunch in a champagne and dining bar including 1 bottle of Champagne per group of 2 (or optional on request when booking depending on the season gourmet picnic in the heart of the vineyards or/and Sabrage Experience of your bottle of Champagne during lunch)
+ Tasting of 3 famous Champagne spirits:Ratafia, Fine & Marc
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 7 hours
Starts: Reims, France
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Reims, Grand Est, France
Enjoy an unforgettable day in private with your local guide in the most beautiful sites and landscapes of Champagne classified as UNESCO World Heritage from Reims to Epernay, stopping in the most famous villages and vineyards of Champagne !
In the program:
– Reims, City of Kings and its Cathedral
– Epernay, Capital of Champagne ans its famous “Avenue de Champagne”
– Historical hillsides of Champagne classified Unesco World Heritage Site: famous villages and vineyards of Aÿ Grand Cru and Hautvillers
– Visit of an independent producer/grower: champagne making process, winery, cellar then min.3 tastings
– Private guided tour of the Dom Perignon abbey church in Hautvillers
– Lunch in a champagne and dining bar including 1 bottle of Champagne per group of 2 (or optional on request when booking depending on the season gourmet picnic in the heart of the vineyards or/and Sabrage Experience of your bottle of Champagne during lunch)
+ Tasting of 3 famous Champagne spirits:Ratafia, Fine & Marc
Stop At: Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims, 3, rue Guillaume de Machault, 51100, Reims France
The Cathedral of Reims, site of the coronation of the kings of France, a UNESCO site, is the essential first step of your stay in Champagne.
We will pass to join it by the “Colline Saint-Nicaise”, occupied by Champagne Houses (Ruinart, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery…) which have exploited the chalk pits there since the end of the 18th century, also inscribed on the World Heritage List.
A time to visit the Cathedral is planned after having given you all the secrets outside.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Avenue de Champagne, 51200, Epernay France
Then, we will continue with another unmissable site classified as World Heritage by UNESCO : The “Avenue de Champagne” in Epernay, the Capital of Champagne.
It is considered the most expensive Avenue in the world with its prestigious Champagne houses ( Moët et Chandon, Perrier Jouët, Pol Roger….), its private mansions and its 100 kilometers of cellars and 200 million bottles !
Stop At: Ay-Champagne, Ay-Champagne, Marne, Grand Est
You will discover the historic hillsides of Aÿ which are classified as World Heritage by UNESCO and its Grand Cru vineyards.
Did you know that the village of Aÿ (just 5 mins from Epernay and 35 mins from Reims) was the main center of the champagne industry and still has a very special place?
The kings of France had their own presses there from the 16th century and the wines of Champagne were formerly called « Wines of Aÿ”.
This is where I will take you, to discover the historic village and its famous vineyard where I will tell you about the work of the vines, the grape varieties, this exceptional Terroir, sustainable viticulture…
We will also stop in front of the headquarters of famous Champagne Houses of Aÿ such as Bollinger, Deutz, Ayala…
You will also taste the 3 famous Champagne spirits from the Goyard Distillery in Aÿ, which is the 1st Champagne Distillery founded in 1911: Ratafia of Champagne, Fine of Marne, Marc of Champagne.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Mareuil-sur-Ay, Mareuil-sur-Ay, Ay-Champagne, Marne, Grand Est
We will also pass through this 1st Cru village with historic hillsides classified as World Heritage by Unesco and mainly planted with Pinot Noir, in front of the estates since 1818 of Champagne Billecart-Salmon and Philipponnat.
Stop At: Hautvillers, Hautvillers, Marne, Grand Est
We will not forget to thank Dom Pérignon by visiting the church where he officiated for 40 years in the famous village of Hautvillers called the “cradle of Champagne” where he now rests forever.
I will tell you his story and you will finally know whether or not he is the inventor of Champagne !
We will also not fail to stop in the hillsides classified as World Heritage by UNESCO, in front of one of the most beautiful panoramic views of Champagne, exactly where Dom Pérignon conducted his experiments…
We will visit one of the 1 family of independent producer/grower : explanation of the champagne making process, visit the presses, wineries and cellars.
You will taste there during a commented tasting 3 other Champagnes mainly composed of Pinot Noir*.
*depending on the season and availability, this visit/tastings may take place in a village on the “Côte des Blancs” or in Aÿ-Champagne.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Cramant, Cramant, Marne, Grand Est
Cramant is a famous village on the “Côte des Blancs” called the Kingdom of Chardonnay Grand Cru.
Typical French lunch is provided there in a Champagne bar and dining area.
One bottle of Champagne per group of 2 people is planned during lunch.
Optional on request in the comments when booking and to be paid in addition on site the same day : Gourmet picnic in the heart of the Aÿ vineyards instead of lunch in the dining and Champagne bar (depending on the weather and the season +50 €/pers.) or/and optional Initiation to the “Art of Sabrage” and you will saber your own bottle like Napoleon during lunch (+25€/pers) !
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
