A day around Reims
A dynamic and welcoming city, Reims has many charming assets, in particular for lovers of good food: champagne and gastronomy are in the spotlight. In this region marked by history, the Gallo-Roman and medieval heritage is perfectly highlighted. You will be able to make amazing discoveries. What to do around Reims? Here is our Top 6!
Take a roadtrip in the Champagne vineyards
All around Reims extend the famous vines from which the best champagnes are produced. In the heart of this region, meanders the Route Touristique du Champagne. It will offer you postcard-worthy landscapes, between vineyards, hillsides, hilltop villages, castles and churches. According to your desires you can stop in one of the many cellars where the winegrowers, experts and enthusiasts, will welcome you with open arms for a tasting. The opportunity to discover their exploitation and their ancestral know-how. Many villages are worth a look, such as Hautvillers and its beautiful half-timbered houses. Stroll through its preserved alleys, while doing some gourmet shopping!
Hautvillers
Discover the Regional Natural Park of the Montagne de Reims
This natural gem is spread around Reims. With 300 km of marked trails, this is the ideal place for a stroll outside the city! The curious will explore the Faux de Verzy, a 2 km hike, accessible to all, which conceals strange treasures: twisted beeches. It is here that we find the greatest concentration in the world of these amazing trees. Also called “false umbrellas”, their trunks are twisted and their tops covered with dense foliage. This enchanted forest conceals other unique places, like the Perching Bar, a perfect place to drink a glass of Champagne after a nice stroll. At the heart of futuristic architecture, perched 6 meters high and accessible by an ingenious system of walkways, this 2.0 bar is a must-do in the park.
The Scythes of Versy
Visit the Liart educational farm
Fancy an original outing around Reims? Located in the heart of the Ardennes, 1 hour from the city, the Liart educational farm receives families for the day or half-day. After a compulsory reservation, an animator will welcome you to make you participate in many activities: making bread and baking in a real oven, making goat cheese or preparing jams with seasonal fruits. The “three little pigs” animation will particularly appeal to children: by manipulating straw, wood, brick and cob, they will be able to understand how the pigs in the story were able to build their houses. You can also discover and feed farm animals and touch young rabbits, chicks and other goats.
Visit the Vranken-Pommery cellar
If there is a cellar to visit around Reims, this is it! The Vranken-Pommery cellar traces the thrilling history of this exceptional Champagne and its splendid chalk pits are punctuated by contemporary art. Created by the visionary Madame Pommery in the middle of the 19th century, the estate is today the largest Champagne property in the world. The visit will make you discover the underground galleries, the functioning of the place as well as the colorful personality of its founder before finishing with a tasting of Champagne. At the exit, you must stop at the Villa Demoiselle : a superb residence, a jewel of early 20th century architecture combining Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
Villa Demoiselle
Hiking with a donkey in the Ardennes
In the heart of hilly and green landscapes, here is an original release to do around Reims! A donkey in the Ardennes offers you several options for go on an adventure along the trails : rental of a donkey, free hikes or guided hikes with several possible circuits, between the small walk of 5 km and the big hike over 6 days. Upon arrival you will get to know your travel companion, in particular by brushing it, and will have all the necessary information. Then, with a detailed map, you will go for a walk. The opportunity to have a really nice time in a magnificent setting!
Walk around the wet garden of Chouilly
A superb stroll to do around Reims: the wet garden of Chouilly. Laid out on a floodplain meadow, wooden pontoons allow you to appreciate all its beauty. In addition, educational panels make it possible to identify the flora and fauna present on the site. The vegetation is mainly made up of willows, reeds, alders and flowers with sharp colors like the splendid yellow irises. Children can frolic in the play areas and several shaded picnic areas are set up along the Tarnauds river.
Ready to discover all these wonders around Reims?
No need to travel far to discover splendid places: check the weather forecast and go on an adventure! Around Reims, many places will put stars in your eyes… Do you know of other nuggets? You can share them with us in the comments!
