The Haute-Marne is a territory with generous nature that has preserved architectural treasures and know-how.
Heritage : In Colombey-les-deux-Eglises, the Charles de Gaulle Memorial at the foot of the Croix de Lorraine (sound and light in summer) as well as La Boisserie (family residence of the General), the city of Langres and its ramparts, The House of Lights devoted to Diderot born in Langres, the Castle of Voltaire Cirey-sur-Blaise, the Castle of the Great Garden in Joinville and the Abbey of Auberive.
Know-how : The craftsmen basket-makers and cutlers, Metallurgik Park which discloses the secrets of the work of iron and cast iron, the Moulin de la Fleuristerie.
Well-being : The Lac du Der or the thermal resort of Bourbonne-les-Bains.
Local specialties
In terms of gastronomy :
Champagne : The Haut-Marnais vineyard extends over 80 hectares a few kilometers from Colombey les Deux Eglises
La Truffe : another exceptional product, symbol of celebration, it makes the happiness of fine gastronomes ...
Beer : 2 traditional breweries have retained traditional methods.
The Haut-Marnais meadows allow an abundant production of milk and therefore a variety of succulent cheeses : Langres cheese, cow's milk cheese, soft cheese. It is also in Haute-Marne that the Caprice des Dieux is produced in Illoud where we can now visit the Divine cheese factory where we learn the process of making cheese and we can relive the saga Caprice Gods thanks to the cult movies that made France laugh.
Wines of Country : The Wine of Coiffy and the wines of Montsaugeon.
With its 250000 ha of forests covering almost half of the department, the Haute-Marne is a hunting ground that displays game as a gastronomic specialty !
Major events and venues
SOUND AND LIGHT ON THE CROSS OF LORRAINE in Colombey the two churches, between 18/06 and 31/08, the Cross of Lorraine is the scene of nocturnal projections on the subject generation de Gaulle: honoring the 60s .
FESTIVAL DU CHIEN A PLUMES (August 2017) in Villegusien le Lac: festival of music with Sounds rock, electro, reggae and French songs ...
FESTIVAL OF ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND NATURE (November 2017) in Montier en Der: More than 30000 photos exposed and highlight the most beautiful photos of professionals and amateurs on the theme of animals and Nature.
Main places of visits :
The fortified city of Langres with its remarkable ramparts : its towers, its doors, its mansions ...
The abbey of Auberive belonging to the Cistercian order, it now houses a center of contemporary art,
The lakes of the Pays de Langres : water sports, hiking, walks ...
The remarkable gardens,
The cutlery of Nogent and the know-how of the cutler's local artisans with new technologies turned to surgery,
Fayl-Billot is the capital of wickerwork where wickerwork is always hand-crafted.
Colombey les Deux Eglises, the village of General de Gaulle with the Memorial located at the foot of the Cross of Lorraine which constitutes an appointment with the history of the 20th century on modern museographic supports. La Boisserie: the family home of Charles de Gaulle.
Chaumont, city of graphic design with exhibitions of posters at Signe and its famous Viaduct.
The thermal spa of Bourbonne les Bains for fitness with waters that gush at 66 ° C.
The lake of the Der, paradise of the migratory birds and natural aquatic space that makes the happiness of the boaters.
Saint-Dizier, rich in its history thanks to exceptional archaeological discoveries, also on the iron road, it is a true showcase of the cast iron art.
Metallurgic Park, interactive museography of the history of cast iron.
The Castle of Voltaire in Cirey-sur-Blaise.
And finally the small cities of character : Chateauvillain, Joinville, Bourmont and Vignory.
