The Marne has the capability to offer well-written scenarios, where tourists become the main actors. They have at their disposal a patchwork of landscapes, scenery, scenes of life, but also colors, smells and flavors. Discover the wild expanse of the Der lake and the half-timbered architecture of the nearby villages, pace the Argonne under its vast green roof and walk in the footsteps of history, enter the privacy of the champagne and visit the Masterpieces of art: all dreams are allowed !
Vineyard of Champagne with a magical name celebrated around the world, contrasted between deep forests, a thousand-year-old cultural patrimony, rolling vines, a theater of history since the most remote times ... Here, the word "sacred" takes everything Sounds sense.
Welcome to Champagne !
Local specialties
Champagne sauces ... in the Champagne sauce, the mythical and sought-after pig's feet "à la Menou", passing by the delicious cake of pink biscuits with magic almond fragrance, the gastronomy of the Marne is both surprising and Refined, in the image of its great wines.
The croquignoles are all small crackers, pink or yellow, pale, round or long, to be crunched alone or with creams, mousses and other desserts ... The nonnettes, cakes with gingerbread and honey, A melting heart of orange marmalade or mirabelle, are a hymn to sweetness and pleasure. Let us not forget in the biscuit category the famous biscuit rose de Reims, sprinkled with icing sugar, which our ancients tasted in accompaniment of champagne. Les bouchons de champagne en chocolat heart of liqueur (fine champagne) are, so to speak, the corks on the cake.
La Marne is also the lentillons de champagne, finer and slightly rosé, le jambon de Reims, seasoned with champagne, molded and hammered, le pied de cochon to the "Sainte-Menou" simmered at length Then breaded. Few cheeses decorate the marnese tables, some delicious little goat cheeses are to be discovered ...
Champagne is not just Champagne ! As an aperitif or with melon, raw ham and even foie gras, the champagne ratafia, with the amber color, takes all its power on the tables most sought after. Another good surprise of Champagne: the single malt ... elaborated in the Mountain of Reims where the spring water is as pure as in Scotland !
Major events and venues
EVENTS :
- Clothes of light in December in Epernay
- The johannic celebrations in July in Reims
- The musical strolls in July in Reims
- Champagne at the end of June and beginning of July in Epernay
- March of Reconciliations in June
- The show Métamorph'eause from May to December in Châlons-en-Champagne
PLACES TO VISIT :
- The Cathedral Notre Dame de Reims
- The Avenue of Champagne in Epernay
- The cellars of Champagne
- The Verzy Scythe
- The Der
