Reims
- Reims is a French commune located in the Marne department in the Grand-Est region.
- The city of Reims is located 130 km from Paris, north-east of Paris.
- Reims was founded by the Gallic tribe of Remi and was conquered by the Romans.
- Reims became a major city during the Roman occupation.
- Clovis was baptized in Reims and in memory of this event, it became the coronation city of French monarchs.
- Reims was destroyed during the Second World War.
- Reims was the place where the Nazi capitulation in Europe was signed on May 7, 1945.
- The city and the cathedral have been beautifully restored.
- Reims is the heart of champagne production in France
- Champagne is omnipresent in Reims and its surroundings: champagne houses, vineyards, cellars, local wine producers, champagne bars.
What to visit in Reims?
- Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral
- The Tau Palace
- The Carnegie Library
- The Museum of Fine Arts
- The Cryptoportic of Reims
- Museum-Hotel le Vergeur
- The Boulingrin covered market
- The door of Mars
- The Basilica of Saint-Remi
- The Museum of the Surrender
- The champagne house Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin
- The Taittinger champagne house
- The Pommery champagne house
- The Ruinart champagne house
- The champagne house Mumm
