Avenue de Champagne, Épernay
Avenue de Champagne
A one-kilometer avenue home to famous houses such as Moët & Chandon, Perrier-Jouët, and Pol Roger. Beneath it lie more than 100 km of cellars. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Épernay is the “Capital of Champagne.” Along Avenue de Champagne stand the mansions and estates of the great 19th-century champagne houses. Beneath them lie roughly 110 km of cellars holding hundreds of millions of bottles. In 2015, the area was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name “Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars.” You can visit the houses one by one or sample by the glass at the bars along the avenue. From Reims, take the TER train to Épernay, about 25–35 minutes, then walk about 10 minutes from the station to the avenue.
Opening hours
Avenue open all day; wineries mostly by reservation
Nearby sights
- Mercier
- Museum of Champagne Wine and Regional Archaeology
- Moët & Chandon
- Aÿ-Champagne
- Hautvillers Abbey
- Lanson
- Veuve Clicquot
- Faux de Verzy