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Drinks Épernay, Reims

Avenue de Champagne

A place for a drink in Épernay, Reims, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2.5 hours. Best time to go: Evening.

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Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, Reims
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Why go

Épernay street of champagne houses including Moët & Chandon, lit up for the Habits de Lumière festival each December.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Reims, alongside 3 bars & cafés, 3 sights and 1 place to shop. The closest of our other picks is Domaine Les Crayères, 23 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Drinks · Wine
Neighborhood
Épernay
Price
$$
Time needed
2.5 hr
Best time
Evening

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Reims, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Domaine Les Crayères

    Château hotel in a park beside the Pommery and Taittinger cellars, with a long-established gastronomic restaurant.

    Stay · 23 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Basilica of Saint-Remi

    Romanesque abbey church built around the tomb of Saint Remi, quieter than the cathedral and just as long inside.

    Sight · 23 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Pommery

    Estate with Elizabethan-style buildings over 18 km of chalk galleries reached by a 116-step staircase.

    Drinks · 23 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Taittinger

    Champagne house whose cellar tour descends into Gallo-Roman chalk pits and the crypt of a medieval abbey.

    Drinks · 23 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Palace of Tau

    Former archbishop's palace beside the cathedral, holding coronation treasures and original statues from the facade.

    Sight · 24 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Reims Cathedral

    Gothic cathedral where French kings were crowned for centuries, with the Smiling Angel and Chagall windows.

    Sight · 24 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Avenue de Champagne is a stop on our Paris & Reims route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More bars & cafés in Reims

Another curated place for a drink in Reims. See the full Reims guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Reims run from 5°C in January to 25°C in July; December is usually the wettest month. For Avenue de Champagne itself, we suggest: Evening.

Modelled monthly averages for Reims from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Reims weather by month.

Getting there

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Coordinates
49.04111, 3.96972
Destination
Reims, France

Avenue de Champagne: quick answers

How much time do you need at Avenue de Champagne?

Plan on about 2.5 hours at Avenue de Champagne. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Avenue de Champagne?

Our pick: Evening. Insider tip: Épernay is 25 minutes from Reims by TER; the festival runs over one weekend in mid-December.

Which TripsCircle routes include Avenue de Champagne?

Avenue de Champagne appears on Paris & Reims, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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