Avenue de Champagne in Epernay.

Discover Epernay!

Epernay, capital city of the Champagne region, located in the heart of the vineyards, attracts nearly 450,000 visitors each year from all over the world, not only to discover – and taste! – the wine of kings, but also to enjoy the pleasant lifestyle of this city.

Wine caves at Avenue de Champagne in Epernay. – © Michel Jolyot

For more than 100 years, the Gabrielle-Dorziat Theatre has staged numerous plays, concerts and performances. – © City of Epernay

Tours and tastings at the Champagne houses are a daytime affair, as evidenced by the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay at night. – © Michel Jolyot

Visitors take a step into the fruits of the wine's labour on the Orangerie Avenue de Champagne in Epernay. – © Michel Jolyot

Artistic companies animate the Avenue de Champagne during a parade of street art. – © Michel Jolyot / Collection Ville d’Epernay

A look into the magnificence that is the Château de Pékin (Peking Castle) at Avenue de Champagne in Epernay. – © Michel Jolyot

Wine caves at Avenue de Champagne in Epernay. – © Michel Jolyot

Live the Champagne experience!

The Avenue de Champagne, known as the ‘Champs-Elysées of the Champagne region’, is home to the headquarters of major champagne houses and its history is closely linked to the rise of Champagne wine. Come and discover the secrets of champagne! With hundreds of kilometres of cellars and 200 million bottles of champagne stored underground, the champagne houses and winemakers have made this avenue one of the city’s major tourist attractions. You can visit by foot, by bicycle, on a little tourist train, or in a luxury car... And, from spring 2018, a new experience will be on offer in Epernay: discover the Champagne landscapes from the air, 150 metres up in a hot air balloon!

A city of heritage

Epernay’s heritage includes buildings listed or classified as historic monuments, such as the Tour de Castellane, the City Hall, the Portail Saint-Martin and the Gabrielle-Dorziat Theatre, as well as majestic nineteenth-century mansions.

The city pays great attention to its promotion and renovation. It has therefore embarked upon a vast project to renovate the Château Perrier, which is set to house the Champagne Wine and Regional Archaeology Museum from the end of 2019, exhibiting more than 100,000 archaeological and viticultural items – exceptional riches!

Epernay is located at the heart of the Champagne region. – © City of Epernay

A city of festivities and gastronomy

Epernay is alive with regular festivities where champagne is the theme: the Saint-Vincent parade, the Soirée Blanche on the Avenue de Champagne for July 14th French National Day celebrations, La Champagne en Fête, Habits de Lumière… so many ways to discover the typical gastronomy of Epernay, with exceptional chefs and restaurants pairing delicious food and wines.
Epernay is waiting for you!

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