But being a guide to the whole country, you can imagine how small the chapter for Reims must be! Luckily here I can share it all with you in this photo essay. Reims is only 45 minutes from Paris by TGV, has a nice selection of hotels across the price range, and is currently constructing a tramway to make it even easier to get around town. There are more than enough good restaurants, pastry and chocolate shops, wine boutiques, and locally-made specialties to keep all of the foodies happy.
Of course there is the famous cathedral where the kings of France were crowned, as well as noteworthy museums, and many sites commemorating World War I and World War II.
And yes, there are Champagne houses galore! Big ones, small ones, pretty ones…best to bring a designated driver with you! So many of the famous Champagne houses were run and run well, I might add by widows. Makes one wonder if there was something sinister going on amongst the wives at the afternoon tea parties.
My Paris apartment could probably fit inside this wine barrel set up for an exposition in the Pommery Domaine. Like many buildings that date back to the Second World War not forgetting that much of Reims was flattened in WWI , the City Hall is still pock-marked with bullet holes. A Gothic house once home to the Counts of Champagne, now owned by Taittinger and used for private functions. It was restored after the bombings in WWII and is now a museum of local history.
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One of the garden structures, used as a repository for sculptures and architectural details. Just outside the Vergeur Museum are the remains of the Roman Forum found during excavations. Much of Reims was rebuilt with American money, including the Carnegie Library. The American flag emblem can be seen on the left.
