CRT Champagne-Ardenne

(CRT Champagne-Ardenne)

Address : 50, avenue du Général Patton
Postcode : 51013
Town : CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE Cedex

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Tel : 33 (0) 3 26 21 85 80

Fax : 33 (0) 3 26 21 85 90

Email : contact@tourisme-champagne-ardenne.com

Website : http://www.tourisme-champagne-ardenne.com

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General description : Located a mere 90 minutes to the east of Paris, the Champagne-Ardenne region is a land of contrasts in which visitors find vast, fertile plains carpeted with fields of grain, immense forests steeped in mystery and legends and the tranquil waters of large lakes.

Champagne-Ardenne is also a land of history whose pages are written in the many historic buildings that have come down to us through the centuries.

Finally, Champagne-Ardenne is a region in which lifestyle and gourmet cuisine are paramount. Champagne is one of the main reasons for this. Thanks to it, any holiday in Champagne-Ardenne is as light and airy as the bubbles that dance in the glasses.

See you soon in Champagne-Ardenne!

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Description of activity "Convention Bureau in France" : Welcome to Champagne-Ardenne : we will make your conferences, seminars and incentive trips sparkle.
Strings of golden pearls rising continually in graceful columns. It’s here, in Champagne-Ardenne, that champagne, the wine of kings and the king of wines, is esteemed. Stop and look at the wine’s colours, pale yellow or amber… listen to that festive sparkling… discover the scents of delicate aromas… and finally appreciate the rich and varied taste of this exceptional drink.
Here, the chalky soil is a most precious possession, mother of the vineyards of Champagne.
Open a bottle of champagne with a “sabre”, fly over the vineyards in a helicopter or balloon, be the captain during a cruise or cleave the calm waters of the lakes on a jet-ski… Champagne-Ardenne, is a cocktail activities to give punch to your conferences, seminars and incentive trips.

HOW TO COME

Only 1½ hours away from Paris, Champagne-Ardenne is easy to reach. Motorways A4 and A5 are the ideal link between Paris and Champagne-Ardenne. For the british visitors, the A26 from Calais drive them straight to Reims in within 3 hours.

More than 60 train connections per day (departure from Paris Gare de l’Est) allow you to come to Reims, Epernay and Troyes and enjoy this region.

Main airports : Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Orly
To notice : the opening of the Reims Champagne-London Stansted flight since the 30th of April 2003

INCOMING
Several agencies are there to help you make your plans a reality : for many years they have worked miracles to make your working days a shared success.
Incentive travel, seminars or conferences are always organised with the same passion and the same care for detail so as to meet all your demands.

CONFERENCES AND INCENTIVE SEMINARS
The offer of conference locations is varied, and tailored to your needs : the Château-Fort in Sedan, the C18th Château de La Motte Tilly or the Renaissance Château du Grand Jardin, in Joinville… as well as the Palais des Congrès in Reims, and facilities in Châlons-en-Champagne, and Troyes…
So many different locations in Champagne-Ardenne for holding your symposiums, conferences, and seminars in the best conditions. Their modular halls provide great flexibility for working conditions and the latest equipment assures top notch services. Finally, and to always better serve you, the cellars of the Champagne Houses and wine growers, several metres underground, can be the prestigious setting for your seminars as well as your lunches, cocktail or dinner parties.

ACCOMMODATION
The structure of the hotel business in Champagne-Ardenne allows a quality welcome. There are 54 3 and 4 star hotels with 2,095 rooms : châteaux-hôtels where each room has a story, luxurious hotels situated in the town centres or in the outskirts, as well as chambres d’hôtes with their traditional charm nestled in the countryside. In every case, according to your needs, the welcome will leave you with memories of a unique time spent in a magic region of France.

FREE TIME
Free time, time to relax and discover, are an extension of your working days. You can, abseil into a champagne cellar, there’s a medieval tournament, a 4 x 4 trial, golf… stride down the fairway or more calmly fly over the vineyards in a hot air balloon … as well as chances to visit the Place Ducale in Charleville-Mézières, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and the Palais du Tau in Reims, Troyes, a living museum, with its C16th half-timbered houses, and bargain hunting in the factory shops …and not forgetting the Champagne Tourist Route…
In Champagne-Ardenne, everything converges to give a boost to your conferences and seminars so as to make them even more efficient and attractive.

CHAMPAGNES AND GASTRONOMY
Toast, almonds ,red fruits, mint, apples... so many very unexpected flavours. Our Champagnes will surprise you again and again. Your palate, once initiated, will discover woody subtleties or the body and finesse of the bubbles in an explosion of tastes ! The champagnes will be accompanied by the finest dishes of our local gastronomy, in a choice of 12 restaurants with Michelin stars.
Your initiation continues with an impressive variety of local specialities, that cover the dishes and flavours that have the genuine taste of our region : white pudding from Rethel, ham dried from the Ardennes, truffle from the Haute-Marne, cooked pork meat from Troyes… without forgetting our still wines such as the wines from Coiffy, Monsaugeon, the “côteaux champenois” from Bouzy or Cumières, the famous and quite rare “Rosé des Riceys”.

LET US HELP YOU
COMITE REGIONAL DU TOURISME DE CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE
15, avenue du Maréchal Leclerc – BP 319 – 51013 CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE – France

Tél : 00 33 (0)3 26 21 85 80 - Fax : 00 33 (0)3 26 21 85 90
E-mail : contact@tourisme-champagne-ardenne.com
Web : www.tourisme-champagne-ardenne.com

THE TOP THREE…

Epernay, Capital of Champagne, situated in the heart of the vineyards, is a good base for exploring the Marne valley and its surroundings. Important Champagne Houses offer visits to the many kilometres of galleries dug in the chalk where millions of bottles are stored. To see : the Avenue de Champagne, the Hôtel de Ville, the Orangerie, the Château Perrier with the Museum de la Préhistoire, d’Archéologie Régionale et du Vin de Champagne, the tower and the Museum De Castellane, the portal of Saint-Martin, the Gabrielle Dorziat theatre, C16th stained glass in the church of Notre-Dame, the Synagogue (a remarkable rose window).

Reims, one of the most important French towns for its artistic and historic heritage. It owes its fame to the cathedral where many French kings celebrated their coronation, and champagne. The town is the headquarters of many important Houses. The Gothic cathedral is remarkable for the beauty of its architecture, the harmony of its proportions and the richness of its sculptures of which the most famous is the Smiling Angel. History is favoured in this town which was the birthplace of such famous Frenchmen as Colbert and Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. The baptism of Clovis around 496 was the origin of a long series of coronations that finished with Charles X . The Palais du Tau, next to the cathedral, was once the bishop’s palace and is now a museum that houses amongst other treasures the paraphernalia of the last coronation. The cathedral, the Palais du Tau, the Abbey and the Basilica Saint-Remi have been classed World Heritage sites by UNESCO. You can learn all the secrets of champagne by visiting one of the many open to the public. A refined gastronomy with many famous restaurants awaits you in Reims and its surrounding area. To see : Fine Arts Museum, Museum Hôtel Le Vergeur, Former Jesuite College and the Planetarium, the Fort de la Pompelle, the Surrender Room, the Museum Automobile Reims Champagne, the Chapelle Foujita, the Basilica and the Museum Saint-Remi, the Cryptoportique, the Porte Mars, the Place Royale …

Troyes,a town famous for its artistic and historic heritage, is close to Burgundy. It’s famous today for its textile industry with many factory shops where you can hunt for bargains. You shouldn’t miss strolling in the historic centre which is said to have the shape of a champagne cork. The pedestrianized streets are lined with beautifully restored C16th half-timbered houses : the Maison du Boulanger, Tourelle de l’Orfèvre, six historic churches, embellished with exceptional stained glass widows such as Sainte-Madeleine and its rood screen sculpted in stone, one of the most beautiful in France, and the basilica Saint-Urbain, a Gothic masterpiece. Your stroll will lead you as far as the cathedral of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul and the Museum of Modern Art where you can admire the collection of P. and D. Levy, notably R. de la Fresnaye and A. Derain, whilst not forgetting Seurat and Balthus. The Maison de l’Outil in the Hôtel de Mauroy shouldn’t be missed as well as the Pharmacy Museum of the Hôtel-Dieu le Comte, the Museum des Beaux-Arts, and the Museum St Loup de Vauluisant.