Could anyone recommend a gite, ideally walking distance to a village in the Champagne region for 1 week. We will be arriving by train from Paris and wish to hire a car, what is the best town to arrive in to pick one up?. Many thanks
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You%26#39;ll find a selection of Gites in Champagne on tripadvisor. From Paris you can take the TGV (high speed train) to either TGV Champagne Ardenne, TGV at Reims station or TGV Meuse. If you can get to Reims TGV there are car hire offices just outside the station.It%26#39;s a huge region with a lot to do and see so a car is essential.Have a great stay!
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Thanks for the tip of hire cars out of Reims thats where we will head.
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Hi saffy,
Have a look at the Gites de France website - gites-de-france.com/gites/fr/gites_ruraux. You can search by map or department/town etc and there are plenty to choose from. Having a car will make the world of difference, it%26#39;s a huge region!
halwimsey
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Sorry, wonky link - try www.gites-de-france.com/gites/fr/gites_ruraux and see how you go!
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sorry Saffy wasn%26#39;t concentrating, I meant TGV Champagne Ardenne which is a new station just outside Reims has two car hire offices Europcar and one other (Avis I think). They don%26#39;t speak English but you can pre-order on-line in English on their website. Also you can google champagne gites for more gites in the area.
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Hi Manorinchampagne. Our group (4 adults) will be in the champagne region for 3 days late May. I%26#39;m planning to hire a car from europcar. grateful if you could let me know whether they also have office at the reims tgv station or only at the champagne ardenne station. also grateful if you could let me know the street names that the two stations are on. this will assist me to make the reservation and be certain that we get the details correct when booking. I had hoped that we could collect the car at an office near the reims tgv and leave it at their carpark while visiting the sights before heading off to our accommodation at epernay later in the day. do you think that this is feasible? Thank you for your help. SAMCanberra
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Bonjour, yes, there%26#39;s a Europcar office in Reims too, not far from the the main station. There%26#39;s quite a useful map on the Euopcar.fr website. If you%26#39;re travelling to Reims from Paris you%26#39;ll find that trains arrive in Reims either at the central town station or at the new TGV station Champagne Ardenne about 15 minutes from Reims. There isn%26#39;t a road as such, they built this fabulous brand new station in a field! Whichever Europcar office you need to use you%26#39;ll find it easier to book on-line on their website as the staff generally don%26#39;t speak English if you contact the offices directly.
You%26#39;ll need the car from the moment you arrive really. Reims is H U G E and although there are one or two champagne houses fairly near the station in Reims center, most of them are further away and too far to walk to.
Champagne Ardenne is a really large area with lots to see and do so your car will be invaluable. In Reims you should maybe try to book a tour a %26quot;Veuve%26quot; which is very good and also Pommery just opposite. In Epernay Mercier is a good tour ... a little corporate but a good place to park so that you can walk along the Rue de Champagne and see the fabulous imposing buildings leading down into the centre of town.
I always suggest heading out towards Avize (easy to reach by car) ..... not a big place but there are lots of small producers all Grand Cru who will welcome you to sample a glass or two. Our top tip: some houses charge for a %26quot;tasting%26quot; in which case you%26#39;re not obligated to buy anything (hard not too, they%26#39;re usually really good!) but if they don%26#39;t make a charge it%26#39;s polite to buy a bottle or two. Have a great trip!
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Hi Manor, BIG thankyou for this very helpful information about the practicalities of carhire and suggestions re: tours etc. We are 2 couples celebrating our 20th wedding anniversaries and can%26#39;t wait to get there. Cheers. SAM
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