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Self-catering Cottage with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Sleeps 6. Saturday changeover.
26.1km from Chalons en champagne marne
362.0km from coastline/beach
Unique Hunting Lodge on a Centuries Old Estate A unique hunting-lodge, in the heart of the Argonne...
Ref: 150944
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Self-catering Cottage with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms. Sleeps 4. Saturday changeover.
26.1km from Chalons en champagne marne
362.0km from coastline/beach
Unique Hunting Lodge on a Centuries Old Estate A unique hunting-lodge, in the heart of the Argonne...
Ref: 150944
Chalons en Champagne (Marne)
Châlons-en-Champagne is the préfecture (capital) of the Marne département, and the capital of the Champagne-Ardenne région.
The city of Châlons-en-Champagne (formerly called Châlons-sur-Marne, officially renamed in 1998) is the capital town of Marne, Champagne-Ardenne and lies on the right bank of the Marne. It is 60 minutes from Paris and offers visitors a charming blend of heritage and nature.
With its pleasant surroundings, the town has been dubbed 'little Venice' on account of the number of rivers and canals that flow through it. Over the years it has managed to preserve a major architectural heritage. The arts also thrive here, and traditional crafts such as stone masonry, sculpture and stained glass.
Its most prestigious building is the early Gothic church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (12th-13th century). It has four towers and is one of the most beautiful churches in Champagne, especially noted for its splendid 16th century stained glass (the Troyes Windows) in the choir.
On the south side of the town, the Porte Ste-Croix, was built in 1770 in honour of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.
In Chalons-en-Champagne the magnificent riverside gardens of Le Petit Jard overlook a toll gate constructed by Henry IV called the Ch?au du Marche.
A boat trip on one of the two canals – the Mau and the Nau – is the best way to discover the old bridges and gardens.
The term Châlons comes from the name of the Gaulish people the ‘Catalaunum’, meaning the ones who fight bravely.
