Reims was highly rated for cathedrals by 121 guests from the United States!Reims Travel Guide
Sparkling City of Champagne
The largest city in the Champagne-Ardenne, Reims is inextricably linked with this region’s famous sparkling wine. In fact, the city’s symbol - its huge Gothic cathedral - has a window depicting the monk who invented champagne: Dom Perignon. This coronation cathedral of French kings for around a millennium also has stained-glass windows designed by Marc Chagall.
A mosaic detailing champagne production also features on an Art Nouveau building with a barrel-shaped door on Rue de Mars, next to the 17th-century city hall.
But it’s the Reims champagne houses that are stars of the show. Many big brands are headquartered here and some including Pommery and Taittinger offer cellar tours in their underground chalk caves. You can also visit Veuve-Clicquot by appointment. Of course, no tour would be complete without a champagne tasting session, so you may leave feeling a little bubbly.
As you’d expect of such a prestigious city, there’s no shortage of restaurants, bars and shops including Galeries Lafayette and the Espace d’Erlon shopping center. Tree-lined Place d’Erlon is considered the heart of the city and is home to the Reims Christmas markets.
Paris Orly Airport is the closest, so chances are you’ll arrive by car. See Booking.com for a great range of Reims accommodations that include parking.
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What Guests Said About Reims:
Judy
United States of America
8.0
Beautiful cathedral, place of most French kings'...
Beautiful cathedral, place of most French kings' coronations. Museum of Surrender worth a visit. Champagne tasting a must (We did Mumms). Walkable city center. Would have stayed another day to visit other champagne houses.
Really hard to find hotel due to many detours (deviations) and got lost even with GPS because street closures were not in its system. It took over an hour to get where we were going.
Liz
Germany
10
Visiting Notre Dame Cathedral and touring the champagne...
Visiting Notre Dame Cathedral and touring the champagne cellars was super cool. It was fascinating to learn about the fermentation process and the amount of time and effort it takes to make good champagne. I spent a day and a half in Reims and thought that was the perfect amount of time.
Anonymous
Germany
10
Twice now we have come here for the Joan of Arc Festival,...
Twice now we have come here for the Joan of Arc Festival, which has been fabulous. There is much to see and do. Walking is easy here. The people are more friendly than I had expected, and there have been good hotels available at short notice in the past. We always fing interesting activities. Of course, this is France, so excellent food almost goes without saying.
Orla
Ireland
6.0
Not a huge amount to do here from a sightseeing perspective.
Not a huge amount to do here from a sightseeing perspective. There's the champagne houses and a few other notable sights. Stayed for three days, two would have been plenty. Very easy city to access by foot but there did seem to be a pretty good transport system too. Plenty of choice when it comes to restaurants and bars to cater for all budgets.
Paula
United States of America
10
Full day small group Champagne tour with La Vigne du Roy!
Full day small group Champagne tour with La Vigne du Roy! Our guide, Eric was top notch! Worth the cost for sure!
Reims has beautiful art deco architecture on many buildings. The cathedral is one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, in Europe I have seen.
Good restaurants and excellent Champagne available.
Paula
United States of America
8.0
I'd always wanted to check out a champagne house-the...
I'd always wanted to check out a champagne house-the tour at Taittinger's was informative and interesting. The cathedral is beautiful and the fact that Joan of Arc was actually there at Charles VII's coronation was amazing. The son et lumiere show at the cathedral would be great to see but we didn't make it this time. The countryside around Reims and Chateau Thierry (the champagne route) was picturesque. Heads up-most Champagne houses require you to book ahead and are not open every day. Check online to avoid disappointment.
“Very friendly family-run hotel. Spotlessly clean. Nothing seemed too much trouble. It is conveniently located about ten minutes walk from the station. Excellent shower and a good breakfast. Heated pool. Wonderful value.”
“The hotel was right in the centre of town so easy to walk around. Parking was in underground carpark underneath the hotel so very convenient. Lady on reception very helpful and knowledgable with regard to the history of the area. Bed huge and comfortable. Breakfast plentiful. Good shower. Very pleased with our choice. I”
“There was plenty of parking. Check in was very smooth. The room was clean and comfortable. The hotel appearead to be newly built. It is located a few miles from the town center, but since we were driving it was convenient to drive into the center of Reims for the evening. We had a very nice time there. (There is a station just across the street, so I would guess it would also have great access by public transportation.)
We would stay here again.”
“Hotel does not pretend to be fancier that it is and does not provide the typical bland hotel chain feeling. Friendly personnel, very nice location close to central downtown Reims.”
“It's a funky little hotel tucked away from the bustle of the main pedestrian area. Lovely courtyard, fun liitle caged elevator centrally, excellent location, very nice breakfast. Would book it again!”
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