Marne: what to see and do
26 sites listed in the département. World capital of champagne, the Marne cultivates a UNESCO-listed wine heritage around Reims, city of royal coronations, and Épernay and its Avenue de Champagne. The département has a festive and prestigious way of life unique in France.
Les Faux de Verzy
The Faux de Verzy, or twisted beeches (Fagus sylvatica var. tortuosa), are trees found in the Verzy forest, between Reims and Épernay.
Reims
City of the coronation of the kings of France beyond its famous cathedral, enlivened by Place Drouet-d'Erlon and its monumental gilded Subé fountain.
Épernay
World capital of champagne, whose Avenue de Champagne lines up the prestigious headquarters of the great houses above kilometres of cellars carved in chalk.
Basilique de L'Epine
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims
The exceptional handling of the new architectural techniques of the thirteenth century and the harmonious marriage of sculpted decoration with architectural elements have made Reims's Notre-Dame cathedral one of the masterpieces of Gothic art.
Cathédrale Saint-Etienne
Centre d'interprétation de la Marne
Set on the former Champagne front, the Marne 14–18 Interpretation Centre is at the crossroads of the Verdun and Chemin des Dames sites.
Château de Boursault
This magnificent château overlooking the Marne valley, said to be inspired by Chambord, was built in 1845 by Madame Ponsardin, Widow Clicquot. It has 365 openings, windows and doors, one for each day of the year!
Château de Dormans
Château de Louvois
Château de Montmirail
It was by inheritance that the castle became the property of the La Rochefoucauld family.
Château de Montmort
Château de Réveillon
Réveillon was built between 1607 and 1617 by Claude d'Ancienville, lord of Réveillon, in place of a thirteenth-century medieval castle, ruined by the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion.
Grinyland
Lac du Der
Lac du Der in Champagne is one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe: 4,800 hectares of water, 80 km of shores.
Maison de l'Oiseau et du Poisson
Musée Saint-Remi de Reims
Adjoining the Basilica of Saint-Rémi, in the former Benedictine royal abbey, the Musée Saint-Rémi sets out, through its collections, to make known the town's past, from prehistory to the Second World War.
Musée automobile Reims Champagne
Musée de la Reddition
The Musée de la Reddition is a listed Historic Monument. The unconditional surrender of the German armies was signed on 7 May 1945 in a room of this museum, left as it was.
Musée des beaux-arts de Reims
Musée du Fort de la Pompelle
A high place of the 1914–1918 war, listed as a historic monument, Fort de la Pompelle houses a museum showing collections of uniforms, helmets, weapons, utensils of the soldier's daily life, objects made by soldiers in their leisure time, and artillery pieces.
Musée du pays du Der
The Musée du Pays du Der was created to keep the memory of the three vanished villages, Nuisement-aux-Bois, Chantecoq and Champaubert, when Lac du Der-Chantecoq was filled, inaugurated on 3 January 1974 to regulate floods of the Marne and the Seine.
Mémorial des batailles de la Marne
Palais du Tau
Phare de Verzenay, musée de la vigne
Overlooking one of the most prestigious slopes of the Montagne de Reims, the Verzenay Lighthouse and its Vine Museum invite you to explore the fascinating world of the Champagne vineyard.
