Champagne Ardennes country of Champagne wine
The area is firmly registered in the French historical heritage, in particular since the sacring of Clovis in the cathedral of Rheims which knew thereafter the crowning of many kings of France.
The area Champagne Ardennes always surprises with the diversity of the landscapes and the relief which it offers to the visitor. An abundance of lakes (lake of Der-chantecoq, Forest of the East, Charms, or de la Mouche …) perfectly arranged for the practice of the water sports will allow you to appreciate to bathe in calm water, to sail or to fish a pike or a carp. The tourists amateurs of river sailing will traverse the hundreds of kilometers of channels in a green landscape.
The amateurs of hiking will traverse the underwoods, the valley of the Meuse and will skirt the brooks in an immense moment of serenity.
But the area is also the birthplace of the most famous wine: The champagne! Hundreds of wine growers proud of their art will make you taste their vintages, some well known of others a little less but always so pleasant and evocative of festivals. Drinking perfectly matches with eating: the visitor will have the choice of the gastronomical discoveries: Ham of the Ardennes, feet of pig at Sainte-Ménehould, andouillette of Troyes for the pork-butchery but also truffles of Haute-Marne and pink biscuit (like champagne) of Rheims…
For the children and their parents, the amusement parks of the area propose a lot of activities for the family like the most known of them, NiglolandPark wich proposes tens of attractions.
Champagne-Ardennes hotels.
Champagne-Ardennes campsites.
Where to stay in Champagne Ardennes
Bourbonne-les-Bains: In cure in the thermal spa of Bourbonne-les-Bains, the visitor can stay in hotel or guesthouses near the thermal baths. The thermal spa is close to Domremy la Pucelle, birthplace of Jeanne d' Arc.
Nigloland: Nigloland amusement park accommodates its visitors from at the beginning of April to at the beginning of November in its forest, and proposes a multiplicity of plays and attractions for the children and their parents.
To exactly choose its season in Champagne Ardennes
August and July are traditionally the months of crowd in the seaside resorts, but also the period at the end of December at the beginning of January and holidays of February in the winter sports resorts.
September and June constitute the mid season.
Lastly, the pensioners will appreciate to leave on holiday in March, April, May, October or November to be given a soft climate and better tariffs for seasonal hiring.