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The main shopping district is located around the cathedral. Nearby streets to browse are the long rue de Vesie, the cours Langlet, and place Drouet d"Erion.
You'll want to include champagne on your shopping list. Many people opt to visit one of the major houses in town; others get in their car and drive along the Routes Du Champagne. This is where you'll find the smaller champagne makers.
Another specialty here is the light and delicious little pink cookie known as biscuit de Reims and the best place to find them is La Maison Fossier/Biscuits Fossier, 25 cours Langlet (tel: 03-26-47-59-84). For chocolate and candied specialties, try La Petite Friande, 15 cours Langlet (tel 03-26-47-50-44), where you can purchase liqueur-filled chocolate champagne bubbles and corks.
Champagne prices vary from less than 19 Euros a bottle to over 300 Euros. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: As mentioned abovePhone: Champagne 03-26-40-12-12Directions: Reims, FranceOther Contact: Pink Cookies 03-26-47-59-84
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About every champagne house has tours which always end with a nice tasting! If you go to the less well-known houses, the tour can be free if an appointment is made.
Well known champagne houses are:
Louis Roederer
MUMM
Piper-Heidsieck
Taittinger
Pommery
Larent-Perrier
Veuve-Clocqout
Lanson
Maxim's
Ruinart
Canard-Duchêne
I like champagne brut (dry) best. But some like demi-sec (sweet) champagne better.
Personally I never buy champagne. Why?
Champagne is made of the chardonnay grape in a process called méthode champenoise. Only wine made according to this proces IN the Champagne region is allowed to be called Champagne.
But other regions such as Bourgogne and Alsace also make wine according to the exact same process and from the same Chardonnay grape (in Bourgogne) or other grape varieties (such as pinot noir). These wines, called crémants, are much cheaper and just as good!
The village Ëpernay is the epicentre of the Champagne region.
Too much in my honest opinion. Leave a Comment Theme: Food and Drink
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 CHOCOLATES FROM REIMS,
FRANCE.... by eden_teuling
You won't believe your eyes and immediately you're there your mouth will start watering...
Since 1874 they are working here in REIMS and everything will surprise you: the shop, the proud owners, the assortment......
Let me tell you a bit about what they (VINCENT & FRANCESCA) have on offer:
CHAMPAGNE: extremely large chocolates (noir ou lait) cork-shaped filled with 25 smaller "corks", all very delicious of course.
This BOUCHON is a very nice gift!
Their GRANDE SPéCIALITé "Marque déposée" is NéLUSKO.
Cherries IN COGNAC, that have been having a special treatment during 2 years after which time the stone is removed and the cherries are covered with the finest chocolate: an exquise cherry liqueur chocolate.......
Vincent & Francesca make your eyes enjoy at the same time as your taste: the shop is wonderfully tastefully furnished......
They sell super quality chocolates for very special moments, never to forget!
Leave a Comment Theme: GiftsAddress: 20, rue Cérès, 51100 REIMSPhone: 33/03 26 47 56 35Website: www.tourism.fr/reims Other Contact: TourismReims@netvia.com
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 The shops by MEdelmann
Reims is next to Epernay the main town of Champagne production and so there can be found also some shops there which sell them.
Watch out for such names as Heidsieck, Pommery, Veuve Cliquot, Moet & Chandon, Krug, Bollinger ..........
Good Champagnes are expensive. In normal cases they start with € 15,-- and can go up til € 70,--. It depends on the names you want to buy. But it is a nice souvenir and your dear at home will love you for it, when they like to drink a glass of champagne .....
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 croquignoles and biscuits
roses by mariev
Answer : bicuits; the most traditional ones are the 'biscuits roses' (pink biscuits) - also called 'biscuits de Reims' - light puffy concoctions (traditionally served with champagne but also the ideal base for charlottes - see Fossier's website for some receipes).
Other typical Reims specialities are croquignoles and bouchons.
The biggest and oldest local specialist is Fossier.
Biscuits roses
Croquignoles
Bouchons if you like alcohol filled chocolates.
between 3.50 and 4€ for 175/200grs of biscuits/croquignoles (you will pay a bit more if you buy from a souvenir store than from Fossier - those specialities are sold in the champagne stores too). Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkAddress: 25 cours Jean Baptiste LangletPhone: 03 26 47 59 84Directions: from the cathedral take the rue du ttresor (in front of the tourism office) - continue straight ahaed cours JB LangletWebsite: www.biscuits-fossier.com
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 MOUTHWATERING...... by eden_teuling
They are specialised in regional products such as : BISCUITS ROSES, CROQUIGNOLES, BOUCHON au MARC......and much more.
I mention these mysterious names here just to make you curious and wanting to go there!!
They are also prepared to compose special gifts to order.
Visitors / clients can visit the manufactory i.e. when you are in a group and have made reservations beforehand.
In the SHOP (address down below) you can taste their products for free........always fun!
I am sure that this picture and my words here will make it impossible for you NOT to go there and purchase some nice gifts.......
Leave a Comment Theme: Food and DrinkAddress: Boutique: 25, cours Langlet (near the Cathedral) RPhone: 03 26 40 67 67Website: www.tourism.fr/reims Other Contact: TourismReims.netvia.com
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 CHAMPAGNE...... by eden_teuling
Major national and international chains, convenience stores, luxury boutiques, regional specialities.......shoppers have plenty to choose from: there are shops for all tastes: let me not forget to mentions the CHOCOLATIERS & BAKERIES......
There are plenty of streets (pedestrians only) to stroll through......from the PROMENADES to the Park Patte d'Oie and around that sweet CATHEDRAL.......
The ART DéCO style and the rich architecture that emerged from the city's reconstruction (after being destroyed during the world wars) give the whole downtown area a noble, majestic character.
There are many olf covered passages and modern shopping arcades so (window)shopping is possible in all weather.
The Place Drouet d'Erlon is a very spacious pedestrians only area and a favourite meeting place......
It has an impressive array of bars & restaurants with huge terraces and e.g. also 2 multiplex cinemas.
The shopping district & the Old Town are right next door.....what more could you wish for?
And this bottle of CHAMPAGNE??
It is a BESSERAT DE BELLEFON, the best of the best.
Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: allée du vignoble, direction Epernay, 51100 REIMSPhone: 26 36 09 18Website: www.tourism.fr/reims Other Contact: TourismReims@netvia.com
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If you're in Reims during the Christmas Shopping season, be sure to check out the Village de Noel. Outdoor stalls feature local crafts and food. We enjoyed browsing almost all the stalls and sampling the food.
Crafts, jewelry, ornaments, art, snacks, sweets and of course Cheese!
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 ORANGE PEKOE FROM
INDIA.... by eden_teuling
It was good to be home again and I found a nice packet of REAL INDIAN TEA, my favourite BRAND: ORANGE PEKOE........
A VT friend from INDIA, travelling Europe, had missed me but had left this TEA here for me to enjoy......which was a very sweet gesture, much appreciated by me........and 500 gramms: I can enjoy this day after day after day for quite some time...........
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 LAFAYETTE INFO by eden_teuling
It is a large, elegant department store where is it great to spend (quite) some time.......
Many interesting, special and attractive article that you will certainly want to purchase!
And do so: a souvenir de France is a souvenir for life.....well, not if it is CHAMPAGNE or CHOCOLATE.......
Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: rue de Vesle, 51100 REIMSWebsite: www.tourism.fr/reims Other Contact: TourismReims@netvia.com
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