Please tell me about places to visit in Champagne Region of France?

Question

We are staying Brouillet, France and would appreciate any information on places to visit for families (boy 10, girl 3)

Answer 1

go to the capital, Epernay. a beautiful friendly little town, where you'll find the Avenue de Champagne - a single road about two miles long, which has the headquarters building of just about every major champagne producer.

The buildings are beautiful, and mostly open to the public, so you can get guided tours. We've been several times and would strogly recommend a guided tour of Mercier, where you can go down 300 feet into the cavernous cellars and see 6 million bottles of champagne, by lazer guided train. honest!!

the kids will LOVE it!

Answer 2

Fascinating part of France to visit. Have been several times. Suggest you buy Michelin Green Guide to Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne which contains all the info that you might need. You have to go to Reims, the "capital" of the area, for the chathedral  and, if possible, Troyes which is very interesting. Biggest must-see would be a visit to a champagne producer. Good ones I have visited are Moet et Chandon at Epernay and Piper Heidsieck in Reims. Both include conducted tours (Moet on foot and Piper in little electric cars, like Jorvik Viking museum if you've been there) and free samples and opportunities to buy good quality souvenirs. We have a very pretentious Piper Heidsieck ice bucket.

But get the guide book

P.S.  I have just checked the position of Brouillet on the map and see that you will be ideally placed to visit Reims, Epernay and lots of other ace places.

Enjoy yourselves.

Answer 3

Well, since you won't be far from Reims, I'd definitely recommend visiting its cathedral. Also, the vineyards of Champagne are certainly worth a visit, though I'm not sure how interesting that would be for your kids. http://www.ville-reims.fr/index.php?id=7...

http://www.tourisme-champagne-ardenne.co...