Indoor activities
Indoor activities in Reims
Rain in Reims is barely an inconvenience: the best attractions are underground, under vaulted stone, or under a planetarium dome.
Rainy-day royalty: the cellars
Reims' best bad-weather plan is underground anyway. The champagne houses' chalk-pit cellars sit at ~10°C year-round - Veuve Clicquot (1 Place des Droits-de-l'Homme), Taittinger (9 Place Saint-Nicaise), Pommery (5 Place du Général Gouraud) and Mumm (34 Rue du Champ de Mars) all run guided tours ending in tastings. Book ahead; rainy Saturdays sell out.
Museums and the planetarium
Planétarium de Reims
The city planetarium near the station - 45-minute shows, kids' sessions from age 3, passionate staff. Shows are in French; check the programme for times as hours vary.
Palais du Tau
The archbishops' palace: coronation robes, tapestries, the cathedral treasury. The essential cathedral companion.
Musée Saint-Remi
Reims from the Romans to the wars, inside the old royal abbey - Gallo-Roman collections are the highlight.
Chapelle Foujita
Foujita's frescoed chapel - small, covered, and unlike anything else in town.
Stages and screens
The Opéra de Reims programmes opera, ballet and classical concerts year-round; La Cartonnerie (84 Rue du Dr Lemoine) covers gigs and club nights; the city's independent cinemas mix arthouse and mainstream. The tourist office (6 Rue Rockefeller) has the season agendas.
Common questions
What can I do in Reims when it rains?
Tour a champagne cellar - they're underground anyway. Then the Palais du Tau, Musée Saint-Remi, the planetarium or the Opéra.
Are champagne cellar tours good for non-drinkers?
Yes - the chalk pits, Gallo-Roman history and engineering are the show; tastings can be skipped or spat.
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