Signature experience — Reims
Coronation and Art Deco Reims
Duration
Half day
Price
From €390
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Cool stone and a faint damp scent rise beneath Reims Cathedral’s vaults as Chagall’s deep blues catch the mid‑morning light. Thirty‑three kings were anointed here, from Louis VIII in 1223 to Charles X in 1825; the smiling angels track the nave, while the Kings’ Gallery speaks of ritual and rule. Just 300 meters away, the Palais du Tau holds regalia of the rite, and farther south the Basilica of Saint‑Remi keeps the bishop’s relics linked to Clovis’s baptism in 498. Then the rebuilt city opens up: crisp Art Deco lines, mosaics, ironwork, and the airy 1928 Carnegie Library.
Collected from your hotel in the center or Tinqueux, you ride while your driver handles the rest. With an Amani Limousines private driver in Reims and a Mercedes at your disposal for 4 hours, the day flows: 5 minutes to the Palais du Tau, 10 to Saint‑Remi, then 7 to the Carnegie Library and the Halles du Boulingrin. You tour while the driver waits, luggage safe in the trunk. Depending on timing, add the archaeological crypt, a coffee on Place Drouet‑d’Erlon, or pink biscuit tasting at Fossier before drop‑off wherever you prefer.
Your itinerary
- I
10:00 – Pick‑up at your hotel, drive to Reims Cathedral and view the Chagall windows (45 min).
- II
11:00 – Walk from the cathedral to the Palais du Tau, coronation rooms and treasury (30 min).
- III
11:45 – Mercedes transfer (10 min) to the Basilica of Saint‑Remi and its Romanesque nave (30 min).
- IV
12:30 – Art Deco swing: Carnegie Library, then Halles du Boulingrin for a gourmet pause (30–40 min).
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated driver 4 hrs
- ✓ Mercedes E‑ or V‑Class
- ✓ Hotel pick‑up
- ✓ Waiting at stops
Your chauffeur’s tip
To enjoy the Boulingrin Art Deco facade without crowds, plan a weekday stop between 12:15 and 12:45, then grab a counter seat to sample the local AAAAA andouillette.
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