Spend quality time together on a couple’s break in a romantic setting where life runs at a more leisurely pace, discovering local gourmet delights as well as lovely countryside and gardens.
The Champagne trail
Following the Champagne trail through the Aisne department near Reims and Paris brings you into contact with both large- and small-scale producers. Along the way, you’ll discover traditional little villages, Romanesque churches, châteaux and botanical gardens tucked amidst the rolling vineyards and woodlands. Blessed with the ideal temperatures, rainfall and sunshine for nourishing vines and ripening grapes for the world’s best-loved fizz, this region produces.
The Hauts de France region produces 10% of French champagne.
10% of French champagne, making it one of the best places to learn about wine-making.
Taste the French cuisine on the champagne trail
Charming restaurants and hotels dotted along the route offer plenty of scope for other gastronomic discoveries based on regional produce. Local specialities include the pungent cheese Maroilles, complete with an indentation into which you pour champagne, and snails or salmon poached in champagne. Stand-out venues for dining and spending a peaceful night in a luxury Auberge Le Relais near Reims and the five-star Château de Fère with its Oriental spa.
