The whole Champagne experience has such a wow factor:
✅ A countryside full of beautiful, picture-perfect rolling valleys and vineyards.
✅ Reims “City of Kings”, including Reims Cathedral second only to Paris’ Notre Damn in grandeau.
✅ Stopping at any of the cellars containing 250 kms of caves and over 1 billion bottles.
✅ And all whilst sampling and learning about how the world’s premier drink is made.
Spending a few days in the Champagne region is arguably the premier wine-tasting experience in the world and should, along with Paris and Provence, be right at the top of your priority list when visiting France.
I’ve now been 4 times, staying in Reims, Epernay and Hautvillers most recently as summer 2026 and have listed my main tips for how to get the best out of your time there.
