Reims
Reims (also spelt Rheims) is in the Champagne-Ardenne region, in the north of France. Reims suffered very badly from during bombing in WWI and, as you approach the town, does not create a very good first impression. However stick at it, there is more to discover here than meets the eye.
Of its squares, the principal are the Place Royale, with a statue of Louis XV, and the Place Cardinal-Luçon, with an equestrian statue of Joan of Arc. The Rue de Vesle, the chief street, continued under other names, traverses the town from southwest to northwest, passing through the Place Royale.
Place Drouet d'Erlon in the city centre is packed with lively restaurants and bars, and several attractive statues and fountains. During the summer it is filled with people sitting outside the many cafés enjoying the summer sun, and in December it has a lively and charming Christmas market.
Roman remains
The oldest monument in Reims is the Porte de Mars ("Mars Gate", so called
from a temple to Mars in the neighbourhood), a triumphal arch 108 ft. in
length by 43 in height, consisting of three archways flanked by columns.
It is popularly supposed to have been erected by the Remi in honour of Augustus
when Agrippa made the great roads terminating at the town, but probably
belongs to the 3rd or 4th century. The Mars Gate was one of 4 Roman gates
to the city walls, which were restored at the time of the Norman Invasion
of northern France in the 9th century.
Please see separate page: Reims Cathedral, Palace of Tau and Reims Basilica
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Tourist Classifications for Reims
- Listed as "Ville d'Art et Histoire" (ie focus on preserving the town heritage)
- Town is "Ville Fleurie category 4" (ie good attention to gardens and flowers)
Places to visit near Reims, France
Explore places of interest within about 70 kilometres on a map at places near Reims.
Some places to visit within 30 km: 
0 km: Cathedral, Abbey and Palace, Reims (World Heritage Site) 25 km: Epernay (Attractive town)
See also Reims (version Francais)
