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Useful informationVENUE 🚆 By train: - Reims Centre Gare
🚊 By tram: - from City Center, take line AB going to "Gare Champagne TGV" or "Hôpital Debré",
🚗 By car: GPS: 49.2371565, 4.004433
REIMS CITY Reims is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 13th most populous city in France. It lies 129 km (80 mi) northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by the Gauls, Reims became a major city in the Roman Empire. Reims later played a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchial history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. The royal anointing was performed at the Cathedral of Reims, which housed the Holy Ampulla of chrism allegedly brought by a white dove at the baptism of Frankish king Clovis I in 496. For this reason, Reims is often reffered to in French as la Cité des Sacres ("the Coronation City"). Today, Reims alone is home to 15 Champagne houses with big names like Taittinger, Mumm, Piper-Heidsieck, Veuve Cliquot or Pommery. Reims received a special economic boost in 2007 when it was connected to the TGV line between Paris and Strasbourg. This brought Reims closer to the Paris agglomeration and made it increasingly attractive as a place to live and a location for back-office operations of companies from the Paris region. The cathedral and the old town as well as the surroudings with the vineyards on the slopes of the Montagne de Reims are particularly worth seeing. The introduction of the tramway in 2011 in particular has greatly enhanced the urban development of the city center of Reims. ℹ️ Discover more on Reims Tourism
If you have any question, please contact: tr4hp-symposium@univ-reims.fr |
