Itinerary · Grand Est
Reims and Troyes, Stained Glass and Champagne: 4 Days
A route between Reims and Troyes, from the cathedral of royal coronations and its Chagall windows to the Cité du Vitrail housed in a medieval hospital — designed for four days, at the pace of one or two stops.
4 days · 7 stops · Connoisseur
Overview
Numbers follow the order of the route, day by day — the dashed line is indicative, not a precise driving route.
Day 1
Reims, the cathedral of coronations
Twenty-five kings of France were crowned in Reims Cathedral between 496 and 1825; Marc Chagall's stained-glass windows, installed in the chancel axis in 1974, have since been in dialogue with eight centuries of Gothic art — then the Musée des Beaux-Arts, in the former Abbaye Saint-Denis.
25 royal coronationsChurch · Reims
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims
La cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims est un édifice gothique bâti au treizième siècle, consacré à la Vierge Marie. Située à Reims en Marne, elle est le siège de…
In the former Abbaye Saint-DenisMuseum · Reims
Musée des Beaux-Arts
Le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims est un établissement d'art consacré à la peinture, la sculpture et les arts décoratifs du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle.…
Day 2
Reims, the Abbaye Saint-Remi
The Basilica of Saint-Remi, larger than the cathedral itself, holds the relics of the bishop who baptised Clovis in 496; right next door, the Musée Saint-Remi occupies the former Benedictine abbey and traces two thousand years of Reims history, from Gallo-Roman times to the Great War.
Relics of Saint RemiChurch · Reims
Basilique Saint-Remi de Reims
La basilique Saint-Remi de Reims est un édifice religieux de style romano-gothique construit au XIe siècle, inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco. Située…
Former Benedictine abbeyMuseum · Reims
Musée Saint-Remi
The Saint-Remi Museum, officially designated as the Museum of Fine Arts of Reims, is an institution. Located in Reims in the Marne department, it falls under…
Day 3
Troyes, the City of Stained Glass
Housed in the former Hôtel-Dieu-le-Comte, the Cité du Vitrail traces eight centuries of stained glass from Champagne, a region with one of France's densest concentrations of historic windows — then the Musée d'Art Moderne, built on the donation of collectors Pierre and Denise Lévy.
8 centuries of stained glassMuseum · Troyes
Cité du Vitrail
The Stained Glass City is an interpretation and exhibition center dedicated to stained glass heritage, located in Troyes in Aube in the Grand Est region. This…
Pierre and Denise Lévy donationMuseum · Troyes
Musée d'Art Moderne - collections nationales Pierre et Denise Lévy
The Museum of Modern Art in Troyes is a museum, labeled since 2003. It houses the national collections Pierre and Denise Lévy, forming a remarkable ensemble…
Day 4
Troyes, a final stop at Saint-Loup
A final stop at the Musée Saint-Loup, housed in a former 6th-century abbey, which brings together painting, sculpture, natural history and regional archaeology under one roof — a concentrated best-of Troyes before heading home.
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