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Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Reims) was built between 1211 and 1275 on the alleged site of the baptism of Clovis by Saint Remi in AD496. This cathedral is where the kings of France were crowned.
The Germans bombed the cathedral in 1917 during WWI, it sustained major damage, restoration was funded in part with grants from the Rockefeller family.
My favorite part of the cathedral are the beautiful striking blue stained glass windows by Russian artist Marc Chagall who was commissioned to create them in the early 1970s. One of the windows depicts the principal events in the lives of Abraham and Christ, another window shows the tree of Jesse, the lineage of the Kings of Judah, and the third window shows momentous events in the lives of the Kings of France including the coronation of King Charles VII in front of Joan of Arc and the baptism of Clovis by Saint Remi.
Open from 7:30-19:30 every day
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Leave a Comment
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 St. Remi's basilica by Dabs
Saint Remi is named for the 5th century Saint Remi, patron saint of the inhabitants of Reims and dates back to the 11th century with additions made in later centuries. Like Notre-Dame, it sustained heavy damage in WWI and was restored following the war.
Next to the basilica is the abbey, which was the Royal Abbey of St Remi. The present abbey building dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries and is open as the Saint-Remi Museum
We visited at the end of the day and the basilica was not well lit on the interior so try to go earlier in the day. Leave a Comment Address: Place du Chanoine Ladame
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 Veuve Clicquot boutique by Dabs
I chose to visit Veuve Clicquot, having just enjoyed their champagne at a recent holiday party. Visits to Veuve Clicquot are by appointment only. I emailed them to get a reservation on an English language tour and received a prompt reply confirming our reservation.
Veuve Clicquot is located at 1, place des Droits de l'Homme, a fair distance from the center of town (around the tourist office and Notre Dame), close enough to St. Remi's to walk. We took a taxi to get there but walked back as we had ample time before our train back to Paris.
See my travelogue for some more pictures and a virtual tour through the cellars. Leave a Comment
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 Palais du Tau by Dabs
The palace is now a museum containing such exhibits as statues and treasures from the Cathedral, Flemish tapestries and royal attire from coronations of French kings. Leave a Comment
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 ANCIENT WINE CAVES..... by eden_teuling
REIMS is in the HEART of the region CHAMPAGNE AND YES, THIS IS THE PLACE where the grapes grow and ripen and become the famous CHAMPAGNE we all love so very much.
Each year 150,000 people visit the TAITTLINGER caves in REIMS.
These caves, situated under the during the FRENCH REVOLUTION destroyed Abbey Saint-Nicaise, were dug during the GALLO-ROMAN period and enlarged during the 13th Century by the monks, who kept their CHAMPAGNE there.
The monks owned vineyards and traded in CHAMPAGNE......
Nice to see all these bottles with their "kicks", which we call "ziel". This is the hole at the bottom of the bottle.
There are guided tours through these caves from 1st March - 30th November each day and from November till March only on weekdays.
The guids speak several languages so I would recommend this tour to everyone.......also because you will want to taste some champagne, won't you?
So special to taste it at the place where the grapes grew in cold Spring, hot Summer and colourful Autum, to rest during the icy Winter!
Leave a Comment Address: 9 place Saint-Nicaise - 51100 REIMSPhone: 26 85 45 35Website: www.reims.com
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 MAISON POMMERY (CHAMPAGNE) by eden_teuling
It is a most wonderful experience to visit this CAVES..........and you can do this, there are guided tours daily from 9AM - 11AM and from 2PM - 5PM
On Sunday the hours differ.
Get enough info before setting out......see underneath......
The guided tours are in French, German and ENGLISH, so you won't miss a bit.......
You can also book for these tours at the Tourist Office (Bureau du Tourisme)
Près de la Cathédrale: 2. rue Guillaume de Machault F 51100 Reims
Leave a Comment Address: 5, place du Dénéral Gourand, 51100 ReimsPhone: 26 05 05 01Website: www.tourism.fr/reims Other Contact: TourismReims@netvia.com
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 CHAPTERHOUSE ABBEY
ST.REMI... by eden_teuling
The buildings date back to the 17th and 18th Centuries.
Very special is the façade à fronton de la cour d'honneur.
There is also a wonderful GRAND ESCALIER, a majestic flight of stairs where you can see a portrait of the young KING LOUIS XVth.
In the picture you see the CHAPTER HOUSE (17th & 18th Century) which is in the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST!
The Abbey has remains that date back to the Middle Ages, which is very special and very worthy of your visit! You will enjoy it.
The Abbey is situated a few 100 meters away from the CATHEDRAL.
More info: office du Tourisme Reims,
situated next to the Cathedral, left side.
www.tourism.fr/reims
email: TourismReims@netvia.com
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 PEUGEOT 301, 1932 by eden_teuling
You can also admire some 4,000 miniature cars, enamel plaques and "commercials"....it really is a real joy visiting this place.
The museum is located in an old plant/factory and for those wo are "connoisseurs" / "experts" names like:
Cottin-Desgouttes, Delahaye, Hotchkiss, Panhard and Levasseur, Rosengart, Salmson, Porsche, Jaguar, Lancia etc. will make a visit really A MUST.
In the photo you see a : PEUGEOT 301 from 1932.
A second tip will enhance your desire to do there..........
Leave a Comment Address: 84, av.G.Clémenceau REIMSPhone: 33 / 03 26 82 83 84Website: www.tourism.fr/reims Other Contact: TourismReims@netvia.com
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 the goliath - a 8 meters
statue from the cathedral by mariev,
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The site used to be the Reims' archbishop place since the 5th century, firsts a Gallo-Roman villa until the 7th century. Later rebuilt with the present shape in the Xth century. The name comes from the plan of the building, which looks like the letter tau (T) in the Greek alphabet. The oldest remaining part is the chapel, from 1207. The building was largely rebuilt in gothic style in the 16th century and, again, modified in a baroque style in the 17th century.
The palace hosted of the kings of France before their sacre and coronation in Notre-Dame : The king was dressed for the coronation at the palace before the ceremony and a banquet was held there after. The first documented coronation banquet was in 990, and the most recent in 1825.
It is a museum since 1972, showcasing statuaries and tapestries from the cathedral, also reliquaries and other religious objects associated with the sacre of the kings of France.
The best thing is to couple the Palais du Tau's visit with the cathedral's, to see the both the original statues (in the museum) and the copies (in situation).
Open
from September 9 to May 5, from 9h30 to 12h30 and 14h to 17h30
from May 6 to September 8, from 9h30 to 18h30
Price : 6.50€
Audio guides are available at the tourism office. Leave a Comment Address: 2 place du Cardinal-LuçonPhone: 03 26 47 81 79Directions: Just beside the cathedral (on the right when you are facing the cathedral)Website: http://www.palais-du-tau.com//fr/ Other Contact: palaisdutau@monum.fr
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 Jeanne D'Arc, Maid of Orleans by dinhyen
Writing this is making me think of the song "Joan of Arc" by OMD. Leave a Comment
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