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Champagne bottles of different sizes in a niche in the Taittinger cellarsUNTERMVIERENBERGE-2 · CC0

What to do · Reims

The Taittinger cellars and the crayères of Saint-Nicaise

Visit and tasting · all year · Gallo-Roman crayères and remains of the Abbey of Saint-Nicaise at 18 metres

Information
Duration
1 h 15
Season
All year
Who it's for
Adults

Taittinger's cellars, on Place Saint-Nicaise, occupy Gallo-Roman crayères and the basements of the former Abbey of Saint-Nicaise, destroyed in the Revolution, eighteen metres underground. It is the visit that best combines champagne and history.

The visit

It runs all year and is booked online, choosing between four tastings. Prices and duration appear when you book. On the same site, Taittinger has a restaurant, Polychrome, with a guest chef each season.

Tips

  • Same hill as Pommery If you want two cellars in one afternoon, they are a few minutes' walk apart.

Frequently asked questions

Where are the Taittinger cellars?

On Place Saint-Nicaise, in the Saint-Remi district.

Do I need to book?

Yes, online.

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The restaurant façade with blue awnings and the terrace in front© La Caserne ChanzyTerrace with a view of the cathedral

La Grande Georgette

Restaurant · Reims · opposite the cathedral · €€€€

What to order: market cooking by chef Julien Raphanel on the terrace facing the cathedral façade

Open every day, including Sunday
The Continental's restaurant, opposite the Square Colbert© Continental Hôtel ReimsFrom 7:00 to midnight

Restaurant at the Continental

Restaurant · Reims · Place Drouet d'Erlon · €€€€

What to order: a meal in the dining room overlooking the Square Colbert, between the station and the cathedral

Open from 7:00 to midnight, from breakfast to dinner
A waiter carries a tray with several dishes and chips© Brasserie du BoulingrinSince 1925

Brasserie du Boulingrin

Restaurant · Reims · next to the Boulingrin market · €€€€

What to order: Oysters from Marennes-Oléron or the dish of the day; the €25 all-inclusive formula

Monday to Saturday · closed Sunday

To stay nearby

The hotel's six-storey stone façade, with the terrace on the street© La Caserne ChanzySpa hotel

La Caserne Chanzy

Opposite the cathedral · Five stars · Spa · Former Art Deco fire station

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Five-star hotel with a spa in Reims's former Art Deco fire station, opposite the cathedral, with a restaurant, champagne bar and private parking.

A double room in the Intimiste category© Continental Hôtel ReimsHotel

Continental Hôtel

Place Drouet d'Erlon · Four stars · Five minutes from the station · Dogs welcome

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Four-star hotel in a 19th-century mansion on Place Drouet d'Erlon, with 51 renovated rooms, a restaurant and five minutes from the station.