| Day
1: Arrival
at Epernay – visit the town and champagne houses as Moët
& Chandon, Perrier-Jouët, Mercier, De Venoge, De Castellane…
***Accommodation: Epernay :
Clos Raymi or Les
Berceaux
**Accommodation: Epernay : Hotel
de la Cloche
Day
2: Discovery
tour of Côte des Blancs and Southern Epernay hillsides. You
will tour villages well known to champagne connoiseurs : Cuis, Cramant,
Avize, Oger, le Mesnil sur Oger, Vertus and Bergères les
Vertus.
***Accommodation: Epernay :
Clos Raymi or Les
Berceaux
**Accommodation: Epernay : Hotel
de la Cloche
Day
3:
Travel through the Marne valley from Epernay to Dormans. The day
starts with the visit to Hautvillers, the cradle of Champagne before
touring some picturesque villages in Marne Valley or taste some
champagne from local producers.
***Accommodation: Epernay :
Clos Raymi or Les
Berceaux
**Accommodation: Epernay : Hotel
de la Cloche
Day
4 : Drive
to Montagne de Reims (Reims mountain) and discover famous villages
as Ay, Bouzy and Ambonnay. See the strange trees in the Faux de
Verzy Forest and continue this tour via Vernezay and its lighthouse
and vine museum, Chigny les Roses, and beautiful chapels in the
middle of vineyards.
***Accommodation: Reims - Hotel
de la Paix or Hotel
de l'Univers
**Accommodation:
Reims - Hôtel
Crystal or Hotel
de la Cathedrale
Day
5: Visit
Reims - An unforgettable city, both for its champagne and for its
rich history which is expressed through its varied and sumptuous
architecture.
***Accommodation: Reims - Hotel
de la Paix or Hotel
de l'Univers
**Accommodation:
Reims - Hôtel
Crystal or Hotel
de la Cathedrale
Day
6 : Saint Thierry hills and Ardre Valley. Tour through forests
and vineyards to discover ancient, typical villages, beautiful churches
and sites of historic interest.
***Accommodation: Troyes - Le
relais St Jean or Royal
hotel
**Accommodation: Troyes - Royal
hotelor Ibis
hotel
Day
7 : Cote des Bar, another Champagne production area which is
a pot-pouri of deep forests and wide valleys where hillsides are
covered with vineyards and typical villages at the base.
***Accommodation: Troyes - Le
relais St Jean or Royal
hotel
**Accommodation: Troyes - Royal
hotel or Ibis
hotel
Day
8 : Unbelievably, you will forget Champagne for a couple of
hours to discover Troyes, a lovely medieval town which has a rich
past, a broad architectural heritage and was famous for its great
fairs in the Middle Ages.
Tour
commences at Epernay in the morning and concludes on 8th day in
the afternoon in Troyes
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