Reims, FranceSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Place_Royale_Reims_280508_01.jpg
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Reims is a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It is about 129 km to the northeast of Paris, and about equal distance to the border with Belgium. The city is perhaps celebrated as the champagne capital of the world.
Reims was founded by the Gauls, and became the traditional site where French kings were crowned. As such, the Cathedral of Reims, one of France's World Heritage Sites, plays a similar role to Westminster Abbey in London.
The main public squares in Reims are the Place Royale and Place Cardinal-Luçon. The main street of the city, Rue de Vesle, pass through the Place Royal.
Being at the center of champagne-producing country, Reims is home to many headquarters of champagne producers. Under the city are a maze of caves and tunnels where the champagne age slowly.
Cathedreal of ReimsSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reims_07_%28RaBoe%29.jpg
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Going to Reims
You can reach Reims from Paris by TGV high speed train in less than an hour. Reims is also connected to Lille, Bordeaux, Nantes and Strasbourg by high speed train.
Exploring Reims
Reims is compact enough for you to explore it on foot. To cover greater distances, there is a public bus network operated by Transports Urbains de Reims.
World Heritage Sites in Reims
Places of Interest in Reims
- Ancien Collège des Jésuites & Planetarium
College founded as a hospice in 1606. Added to it was the Planetarium in 1979.
- Abbey of Saint-Remi
Benedictine abbey and oldest church in Reims holding the relics of its namesake saint who die3d in AD553.
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Cathedral where all French kings since the 11th century have been crowned.
- Cryptoportique
Roman ruins including parts of the forum, triumphal arch and Porte Mars.
- Musée de la Reddition
Museum, formerly the Reims Technical College, where the Germans surrendered during World War II.
- Musé des Beaux Arts
Museum with a fine collection of 15th and 16th century paintings.
- Musé St-Remi
Museum within the Abbey of St-Remi displaying archaeological artifacts and 15th century tapestry.
- Palace of Tau
The palace of the Archbishop of Reims located near the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.
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