Place Drouet d’Erlon

Reims


Reims’ pedestrianised main square draws locals in the mood for a bite, a beer or a bit of shopping.


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1. Subé Fountain

0.08 MILES

The centrepiece of Place Drouet d'Erlon is the Subé Fountain, built in 1907 and crowned by a gleaming gold statue of Winged Victory.

2. Église St-Jacques

0.18 MILES

The 12th- to 14th-century Église St-Jacques, the city’s only remaining medieval parish church, has some 1960s stained glass that’s so awful it has to be…

3. Musée des Beaux-Arts

0.29 MILES

Lodged in an 18th-century abbey, this museum's rich collection stars one of four versions of Jacques-Louis David’s world-famous The Death of Marat (yes,…

4. Joan of Arc Statue

0.3 MILES

A strangely expressionless statue of Joan of Arc, raised high on a rearing horse and bearing a sword, graces this square facing the cathedral. The so…

5. Cryptoportique

0.34 MILES

One of Reims' Roman standouts, the below-street-level Cryptoportique is thought to have been used for grain storage in the 3rd century AD.

6. Musée Hôtel Le Vergeur

0.35 MILES

Highlights in this 15th-century townhouse include a series of furnished period rooms (kitchen, smoking room, Napoléon III’s bedroom), some 50 wood…

7. Porte de Mars

0.36 MILES

For a quick trip back to Roman Gaul, check out the massive Porte de Mars, a three-arched triumphal gate built in the 2nd century AD. The gate was…

8. Cathédrale Notre Dame

0.37 MILES

Imagine the extravagance of a French royal coronation. The focal point of such pomposity was Reims’ resplendent Gothic cathedral, begun in 1211 on a site…

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