- where the kings were crowned and the champagne never stops flowing
First stop, Ruinart Maison, established in 1729, it is the oldest champagne house
New eco-friendly building requires no air conditioning in the summer as cool air from the cellars below are utilized
Artwork at Ruinart
Historic chalk caves at Ruinart, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tasting of the bubbly
Hoppy lied about his age….
Subé Fountain, erected in 1906
Vranken Pommery Domain
Escargot in cream sauce
Reims Cathedral, construction started in 1211, it was the traditional location for the coronation of the kings of France
Joan of Arc
We happened to be here, in the rain, on Champagne Day, October 24 (basically a marketing campaign
Market day at Halles Boulingrin
Carnegie Library, opened in 1927, was gifted to Reims by Andrew Carnegie after WWI
Off to Epernay and more champagne houses next!
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