Reims
French cathedral city
Reims is a city in northeastern France, historically significant as the traditional site where French kings were crowned.
The city is also the center of the Champagne wine region: We visited the champagne houses in Reims.
Sometimes spelled Rheims in older English texts.
Natural underground chambers
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
- bubblyFizzy or cheerfully animated
- brutUnsweetened sparkling wine designation
- cuvéeSelected wine batch
terroir · effervescence · tasting · flutes · sommelier · appellation · méthode champenoise · harvest
First Merovingian ruler
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- FrankishOf the Germanic tribe
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- World War IFirst global military conflict
devastation · reconstruction · German surrender · armistice · 1945 · liberation · medieval · Roman
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- spiresTapering architectural towers
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
- naveChurch's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
stained glass · flying buttress · vaults · gargoyles · chancel · apse · sanctuary · Joan of Arc
French river joining Seine
- TGVFrench fast train
- tramwayRail system for carriages
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- universityHigher education institution
caves
Natural underground chambers
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
- bubblyFizzy or cheerfully animated
- brutUnsweetened sparkling wine designation
cuvée · terroir · effervescence · tasting · flutes · sommelier · appellation · méthode champenoise · harvest · prestige
Clovis
First Merovingian ruler
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- FrankishOf the Germanic tribe
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
World War I · devastation · reconstruction · German surrender · armistice · 1945 · liberation · medieval · Roman · martyrdom
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- spiresTapering architectural towers
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
- naveChurch's main interior
transept · stained glass · flying buttress · vaults · gargoyles · chancel · apse · sanctuary · Joan of Arc · UNESCO
Marne
French river joining Seine
- TGVFrench fast train
- tramwayRail system for carriages
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
university · gastronomy · market · boulevards · arrondissement
ReimsParis
France's chief city
Versailles · Lyon · Marseille · the Republic
ReimsBordeaux
French port and vineyard area
Burgundy · Provence · Napa Valley · Tuscany