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Sights & Attractions in Champagne Country

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Champagne Country Sights

The province of Champagne is best known for its vineyards, which start just beyond Château-Thierry, 96 km (60 mi) northeast of Paris, and continue along the towering Marne Valley to Épernay. Cheerful villages line the Route du Champagne (Champagne Road), which twines north to Reims, the capital of bubbly. Farther northeast rolling chalk hills give way to the rugged Ardennes Forest, straddling the Belgian border. For a handy Web source for many of the great Champagne houses of the region, log on towww.umc.fr. Heading back to Paris, many travelers visit four of France's most spectacular Gothic cathedrals—Laon, Soissons, Amiens, and Beauvais.