Champagne
is a region of north eastern France. There was
always wine in Champagne, but it wasn't until the late 17th
century that sparkling wines appeared. The Champagne region owes its reputation to its sparkling
wines.
Champagne cellars are always a great attraction, the best 'wine
tasting routes' being from Epernay to Reims and the area east of
Troyes.
Reims is well known for its magnificent gothic cathedral,
with its two beautiful rose windows.
It also has the largest Romanesque church in
France, the Basilique Saint Rémi, not to
mention museums such as the Palais du Tau and the Salle de
Reddition (General Eisenhower's room in the second world war).
