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Avenue de Champagne
Avenue of about 1.5 km with the headquarters of the major champagne houses in 19th-century mansions. Underground, galleries hold millions of bottles. UNESCO World Heritage.
Grande Leste · France
Épernay
In the destination Champagne.
In the photo: Château Perrier · Épernay
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Épernay.
Épernay is a small town on the banks of the Marne river, surrounded by vineyards, about half an hour by train from Reims. The Avenue de Champagne houses the headquarters of the major champagne houses, such as Moët & Chandon and Mercier, above galleries that hold millions of bottles, and the Musée du Vin de Champagne et d'Archéologie régionale. Six kilometers away is Hautvillers, the village of the monk Dom Pérignon.
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The local experience
What to see in Épernay
Winery
Maison Moët & Chandon
Champagne house founded in 1743 on the Avenue de Champagne. The guided visit goes through part of the caves dug into the chalk, 10 to 30 meters below ground. By reservation.
Winery
Maison Mercier
Champagne house founded in 1858 by Eugène Mercier at the end of the Avenue de Champagne. Panoramic elevators descend about 30 meters and a little train runs through part of the 18 km of galleries. Visits by reservation.
Museum
Musée du Vin de Champagne et d'Archéologie régionale
Museum in the Château Perrier, a 19th-century mansion on the Avenue de Champagne, which tells the story of the region from geology to champagne, with about 2,000 objects and interactive exhibits.
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Village
Hautvillers
Village on the heights of the slopes above the Marne valley, about 6 km from Épernay, where the monk Dom Pérignon lived and is buried. It has more than 140 wrought-iron plaques on the façades.