Avenue de Champagne, Épernay

Nicknamed “the most expensive avenue in the world”, the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay is lined with the grand mansions of the great houses, beneath which millions of bottles lie resting.

Getting there

By train: Épernay station (about 1 hr 15 to 1 hr 30 from Paris); the avenue is around ten minutes' walk away.

History

Developed in the 19th century, it sits above more than a hundred kilometres of cellars dug into the chalk.

Culture & stories

Moët & Chandon, Perrier-Jouët and de Castellane offer cellar tours and tastings here, in the heart of the capital of champagne.

Location