Gites in the
Champagne region
North East France - Area 3b |
Lying
in central northeastern France, Champagne area is one of the country's
great historic regions. In past centuries, the regional capital was the
great city of Rheims - or Reims as it is spelled in French. For
hundreds of years, Rheims, was one of the important market
cities
of central western Europe, and its great gothic cathedral stood head
and shoulders over the low houses of the old city. For ten centuries,
Reims cathedral was the place where almost all the Kings of France were
crowned, in memory of Clovis, the first great king of the Franks, who
was baptised here in 499 AD.
Today the capital of the
Champagne Ardenne region is the small town of Chalons en Champagne,
just south of Rheims. Rheims itself remains the capital of a slightly
different Champagne, the sparkling wine that is made exclusively in
this region.
In the north of the region, the
department of the Ardennes, bordering on southern Belgium, is quite
heavily forested. In the centre of the region, the historic
"Champagne", meaning just "the countryside", consists of the
departments of the Marne and the Aube. This a rich agricultural area,
and one of the breadbaskets of France, with vast cornfields stretching
as far as the eye can see. It is also - along the hills called La
Montagne de Reims - the location of the Champagne vineyards, which
mostly lie between Rheims and Epernay. Troyes, capital of the Aube, is
another historic city long famous for its textiles.
In
the south of the region, the department of Haute Marne is very rural,
and also reputed to be one of the cheapest areas in France. An area of
hills and valleys, small towns and villages, it is very much an example
of "la France profonde", or deepest France. With little in the way of
tourist infrastructure, it is an area where a gite is often the best,
or indeed only option for those wishing to escape from the pressures of
city life, and enjoy a few days in this very undisturbed area, where
some small towns and villages really do look as if time has passed them
by.
More regional info: Tourist guide to Champagne
Access
to Champagne-Ardenne
By
road:
from Calais or Lille: The whole area is easily accessible via the A 16
or A26 motorways from Calais, or the A1 / A2 motorways from Belgium and
Holland via Reims, or directly from Belgium.
Access by rail: TGV from Paris Gare de l'Est or from Germany
International
Airports in this region : none.
Peripheral airports: Paris Charles de Gaulle, Luxembourg, Brussels
Charleroi
Low
cost airlines serving this region:
Easyjet: Paris CDG,
Ryanair: Paris Beauvais, Brussels-Charleroi,
Flybe
: Paris CDG
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Sector 3b .
Champagne
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Gites
in Champagne - Ardenne region
Includes the
following French departments: comprend
les départements...
08 Ardennes, 10 Aube, 51 Marne,
52 Haute Marne
- Gites
with horse riding near Reims 51
+ 3 gites among the trees, located on an equestrian centre a few
minutes from Rheims. Riding facilities, close to wine cellars and
vineyards, golf. 3
gîtes mitoyens
dans les arbres au sein d'infrastructures équestres à quelques minutes
de Reims, visite des caves et du vignoble champenois, équitation, golf.
- Chateau
in Champagne 51
+
Gite and B&B at beautiful Chateau set in parkland with private
lake, in a quiet village within walking distance of restaurant. Gite et chambres d'hôtes dans un
beau château champenois près de Chalons en Champagne; parc, lac privé,
restaurant à proximité.
- Gite, B&B in
Champagne 11
Bed and Breakfast and gîte in
Champagne,
eastern France, near
mediaeval Troyes, lakes and forests, with swimming pool and tennis
court. Chambres d'hôtes
et gîte en
Champagne dans ancien relais de chasse près de Troyes; piscine et
tennis. Proche lacs de la Forêt d'Orient.
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