Champagne but also a landscape of castles, churches, lavoirs and the memory of the great war
Our region is full of vineyards. It is clear and very prominent. The valleys of the Marne, the Dhuys, the Surmelin, … offer you landscapes of vineyards and fields, meadows and forests. It is the variation that makes the surprise.
The villages to the west of Château-Thierry are very surprising. The Mont de Bonneil and Chézy-sur-Marne are superb.
Between Château and Dormans there is a succession of villages, Mont-Saint-Père, Jaulgonne and Trélou-sur-Marne, Courthiézy, etc.
From Dormans to Epernay: Châtillon-sur-Marne, Venteuil, Damery, Hautvillers, Oeuilly, Vauciennes, Binson-et-Orquigny, Festigny & Leuvrigny.
Castles
Etoges, Condé-en-Brie, Château-Thierry, Nesles-le-Repons, Fère-en-Tardénois, Boursault,…
Cathedrals and churches
The Romanesque churches are numerous, the cathedrals of Reims and Châlons-en-Champagne are extra-ordinary, the churches of Orbais-l’Abbaye and Mont-Saint-Père are as beautiful as the church of Leuvrigny.
Markethalls and lavoirs
Vallées en Champagne has several lavoirs, one next to our house. The region has dozens of them. The halls of Condé-en-Brie, Marigny-en-Orxois and Fère-en-Tardénois are superb.
The great war
Champagne is just a view of the landscape
Our region is full of vineyards. It is clear and very prominent. The valleys of the Marne, the Dhuys, the Surmelin, … offer you landscapes of vineyards and fields, meadows and forests. It is the variation that makes the surprise.
The villages to the west of Château-Thierry are very surprising. The Mont de Bonneil and Chézy-sur-Marne are superb.
Between Château and Dormans there is a succession of villages, Mont-Saint-Père, Jaulgonne and Trélou-sur-Marne, Courthiézy, etc.
From Dormans to Epernay: Châtillon-sur-Marne, Venteuil, Damery, Hautvillers, Oeuilly, Vauciennes, Binson-et-Orquigny, Festigny & Leuvrigny.