INZAIN Cycling Adventures

Avenue des Champagnes

L'Avenue de Champagne (Champagne Avenue) is a famous street located in Épernay, the “capital of champagne”, in France's Grand Est Region.

Its name comes from the presence of many leading champagne producers such as Moët et Chandon, Mercier and De Castellane. Located on a major historic trade route between France and Germany, the avenue attracted champagne merchants as early as the 18th century.[1]

Residents say this avenue is the most expensive in the world, more than the Champs-Élysées in Paris, because of the millions of bottles of champagne stored in the kilometers of chalk cellars that lie beneath it.

The cellars and the above-ground part of the avenue were both inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 (as part of the Champagne hills, houses and cellar site) for its testimony to the history of champagne, its development and sale, and the emergence of a unique and distinguished agro-industrial system.
The avenue also houses a research center and Fort Chabrol which was established to study and mitigate the effects of Grape phylloxera on the quality and production of champagne.

Go on the River

Come aboard the Bateau Champagne Vallée for an exceptional cruise in Champagne! In this boat built in 1992, charming with its paddle wheel, you will have a seat in the first row from the panoramic room.

Located in Cumières, 10 minutes from Epernay, the pier is perfectly integrated into the vineyard where the River Marne meanders, in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Champagne hillsides. A unique and unusual way to discover the Champagne landscapes, the river navigation or the local fauna and flora.

Cathedral Notre-Dame de Reims, Notre-Dame Cathedral of Reims, is a Gothic cathedral in the French city of Reims, which is the largest city in the region of Champagne, in the department of Marne. This cathedral is particularly famous as the church where the coronations of the French kings took place. The last of those who was crowned there, on May 29, 1825, was Charles X. A special holy oil used in the anointing at these coronations was also kept in Reims in Sainte Ampoulle, in the "holy ampoule". The cathedral, which is one of the largest in France, is architecturally known above all for its rich sculptural decoration and for its facade. It is used in the liturgical life of the Roman Catholic Church.

Enjoy a unique experience in Champagne and fly 150 meters above the ground. See the famous vineyards and the Avenue de Champagne, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.