Châlons-en-Champagne: a great little town. Châlons-en-Champagne in France is one of those towns where you don’t have to run around hurriedly to see everything. It’s easily manageable in a day and a bit less urban than Reims or Épernay. Discover what you can do in Châlons-en-Champagne: from boat trips to champagne houses and restaurants to hotels.
Beneath the streets of Épernay is a 110km tunnel system of champagne cellars. More than 200 million champagne bottles are ripening here. But what to do in Épernay in between the bubbles?
D-Day, June 6, 1944. It was the day of the Allied invasion of Normandy via the coastline. So many soldiers met a horrible death that day. Now the same beach is the setting for a family day out. Children play with a plastic shovel or a kite, and a couple walks their dog. What a bitter contrast.
