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REIMS IN YOUR POCKET POCKET YOUR IN REIMS REIMS MOUNTAIN REGIONAL NATURE PARK 2017- 2018 2017- NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL PALACE OF TAU CARNEGIE LIBRARY - ART DECO GALLO-ROMAN CRYPTOPORTICUS HOTEL SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE HOTEL SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE 1 2 3 4 5 Notre-Dame de Reims is one of Europe’s most im- The former palace of the archbishops of Reims was Reims offers a panorama of the principal trends in ar- ReimsBuilt circa offre 100 un A.D., panorama these threedes principaux partially buried courants gal- An exhibition presents the history of the Institute of portant Gothic structures. This masterpiece of the also the residence of the Kings of France during chitecture during the 1920s in France. The main one architecturauxleries located beneathdes années the Gallo-Roman1920 en France. forum Leof the Brothers of Christian Schools and its founder, their coronation. Transformed in the late 17th c., the among them, Art déco, tries to be both geometrical 13th century, as the coronation cathedral for 25 principalDurocortorum d’entre may eux, have l’Art once déco, been succède a covered à l’exu- mar- Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, who was born here Palace of Tau houses the treasury of Notre-Dame, and decorative. Among the iconic buildings on your in 1651. Construction of the Hôtel de La Salle kings, boasts an abundant statuary and exceptio- béranceket. Only dethe l’Art eastern nouveau gallery et hasse veut remained, à la fois but géo- it is among which remarkable objects associated with the way may be cited the Carnegie Library, a jewel of Art began in 1545. The building features various nal stained-glass windows (among which glittering among the few cryptoporticus of the Roman world coronations together with spectacular sculptures and Deco architecture, and Cours Jean-Baptiste Langlet, métrique et décoratif. Parmi les édifi ces embléma- decorative motifs in keeping with the tastes of the contemporary works by Chagall and by Knoebel). statues. which provides a very varied range of styles from the to have been excavated. Temporary exhibitions. REIMS tiques, citons la bibliothèque Carnegie et l’église THE CHAMPAGNE AND CORONATION CITY CORONATION AND CHAMPAGNE THE Renaissance. inter-war period. Open 9.30am-6.30pm from 06-05 to 08-09; 9.30am- Saint-Nicaise.Open every day Sur from votre 01-05 parcours, to 30-09 mentionnonsfrom 2pm to Open all the days from 7.30am to 7.30pm (except du- 12.30pm and 2pm-5.30pm from 09-09 to 05-05. Open from Tuesday to Saturday (except on Thursday également6pm. Free entry.les immeubles du cours Jean-Baptiste Tours in FR, EN and SP from Tuesday to Saturday ring services). To visit the upper parts: please apply Closed Mondays and 01-01, 01-05, 01-11, 11-11 and from 2pm to 5pm. Closed in January and February morning) from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 7pm (6pm Langlet. to Palace of Tau. 25-12. (except groups by reservation). Dominating Greater Reims, Reims Mountain on Saturdays). Free entry. offers a mosaic of environments that shelter 2 place Cardinal Luçon - Tel. +33 (0)3 26 47 81 79 2 place Carnegie - Tel. +33(0)3 26 77 81 41 Place du Forum - Tel. +33 (0)3 26 77 77 76 4 bis rue de l’Arbalète - Tel. + 33(0)3 26 97 34 79 www.cathedrale-reims.com | Tram, stop Opéra www.palais-du-tau.fr | stop Opéra www.reims.fr/391/le-cryptoportique.htm | Tram, stop Langlet www.lasallefrance.fr | Tram, stop Langlet a surprising diversity of fauna and flora, the Tram, www.reimsartdeco.fr | Tram, stop Opéra finest of which are the “Faux de Verzy”, a variety of dwarf beech trees. The landscapes, steeped in history, are characterised by a trilogy of forests-grapevines-crops, which provides this territory with its singular identity. From the Maison du Parc information centre to sites with a panoramic view of the Marne Valley and Reims Mountain and from the Romanesque churches of Tardenois to the Faux de Verzy, by way of the discovery trail of Mailly-Champagne or the trail leading past the stone huts in the vineyards, along the hiking BASILICA SAINT-REMI and mountain-biking trails…, the Regional Nature Park truly cultivates the art of diversity. MUSEUM-HOTEL LE VERGEUR MARKET BOULINGRIN COVERED MARS GATE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 6 7 8 9 10 Reception at the Maison du Parc in Pourcy, every day from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, April to The home of the traveller and philanthropist The Halles du Boulingrin are a model of modern This symbolic entrance to the ancient Roman city The Museum of Fine Arts has one of the most pres- This Romanesque-Gothic abbey church is Hugues Krafft, left untouched after his death in October (Monday to Friday from November architecture and structure, with the latest construc- of Durocortorum is today the largest remaining tigious museum collections in France. It illustrates impressive because of its profundity and its sober 1935, houses 2,400 decorative art objects (furniture, archway of the Roman Empire. The Mars Gate is majesty. It was built from the 11th century onwards to March). Permanent exhibition, conservatory tion materials and techniques; an emblematic buil- the major artistic movements from the 16th to the paintings, prints and objects brought back from the ding of the period between the wars, they were the main testimony of the prosperity of a city that in order to house the Holy Ampulla and the remains orchard, picnic areas… Free admission. 21st century through paintings, sculptures, furniture Orient). Wood engravings by Dürer and the beauti- meticulously restored and re-opened in 2012. was once the capital of the imperial province of of Saint Remi, the bishop who baptized Clovis in ful interior Renaissance-style façade complete the and objets d’art. The building hosts the city-centre market on Gallia Belgica and one of the great cities of Roman 498. Its Renaissance-styled tomb dates from the tour. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings as well Gaul. Open from 10am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm. 19th century. GALERIES LAFAYETTE REIMS Guided tours in FR, EN and DE at 2, 3, 4 and 5pm. as a special market for organic products on Fridays Under refurbishment, Mars Gate is no longer visible Closed Tuesdays and 01-01, 01-05, 14-07, 01-11, 33/45 RUE DE VESLE Chemin de Nanteuil, 51480 Pourcy Open from 8am until sundown (no later than 7pm). Closed Mondays and on 01-05, 14-07, 01-11 and from 11-11 and 25-12. 59, Place Drouet d’Erlon ** from 4 pm to 8 pm. until the end of 2017. No visitors allowed during mass. MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9.30 AM – 7.30 PM AND SATURDAY 9.30 AM – 8 PM Tel. +33 (0)3 26 59 44 44 25-12 to the fi rst Monday of the year. Reservations 51100 Reims - France *The ultimate shopping destination required for groups. www.parc-montagnedereims.fr 50 rue de Mars 8 rue Chanzy - Tel. +33 (0)3 26 35 36 00 44 GL 552 116 329 RCS PARIS - WEDNESDAY AGENCY - PHOTO RETOUCHÉE **Du lundi au vendredi de 9h30 à 19h30 et le samedi de 9h30 à 20h. Tel. 03 26 79 19 89 www.reims.fr/311/musee-des-beaux-arts-de-reims.htm 36 place du Forum - Tel. +33 (0)3 26 47 20 75 www.reims.fr/157/les-halles-du-boulingrin.htm Place de la République Place Chanoine Ladame [email protected] www.museelevergeur.com | Tram, stop Langlet Tram, stop Schneiter www.reims.fr/390/la-porte-de-mars.htm | Tram, stop Schneiter Tram, stop Opéra www.stremi-reims.cef.fr | Bus 4 or 5, stop Saint-Timothée 65x95_AP_[PINK]_OfficeTourisme_Reims-FR.indd 1 07/06/2017 18:21 SAINT-REMI HISTORY MUSEUM SAINT-REMI FRAC CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE REIMS-CHAMPAGNE AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM FOUJITA CHAPEL 1945 MUSEUM OF THE SURRENDER 7 MAY Planetarium FORT DE LA POMPELLE MUSEUM LIGHTHOUSE OF VERZENAY 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 The museum occupies a former Benedictine ab- The Regional Collections of Modern Art (FRAC) From the Marne taxi to the racing car, you will discover After his conversion to Catholicism, the French- The unconditional surrender of the German army The planetarium uses its dome as a screen to reproduce This fort was built in 1883 to defend Reims. The Vine Museum immerses visitors in the world bey dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. The has as its aim the building-up and diffusion of a the development of the automobile in the 20th century. Japanese painter Leonard Foujita designed this was signed in a room of General Eisenhower’s the starry sky using a set of screening devices. Visitors Today a museum, it houses rich collections of of the vineyards of Champagne. Thanks to a high- 17 rooms surrounding the cloister house important collection of modern works of art, the programming Nearly 230 vehicles, certain models having been Neo-Romanesque chapel in 1966. The iconographical headquarters on 7 May 1945. This room is still can gain many insights into the stars from the plentiful military uniforms, weapons, canons and hats (among tech audiovisual and scenographic system, discover collections dedicated to local history, from prehis- and realization of temporary exhibitions and the or- manufactured in limited editions, are exhibited in what programme of the stained-glass windows and of the intact today and a museum has been created in information provided on the subject of astronomy. which the famous Friese collection of the Imperial every essential step to produce champagne.