Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is the Gothic cathedral where French kings were crowned for over 800 years, with a facade of over 2,300 sculptures including the famous Smiling Angel. Free to enter.
Street in Reims
The Avenue de Champagne in nearby Epernay (30 minutes by train from Reims) is a straight boulevard lined with the headquarters and cellars of the world’s most famous champagne houses: Moet & Chandon, Perrier-Jouet, Pol Roger. Free to walk. Cellar tours are paid (budget-friendly options exist). Budget travelers walk the avenue, choose one affordable cellar tour, and taste champagne where it was invented.
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Reims Cathedral is the Gothic cathedral where French kings were crowned for over 800 years, with a facade of over 2,300 sculptures including the famous Smiling Angel. Free to enter.
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