ReimsSights

Square sights in Reims

  1. Place Drouet d'Erlon

    Lit up like Las Vegas after dark, Reims' pedestrianised main square draws locals in the mood for a bite, a beer or a bit of shopping. Southeast of the Subé Fountain (built in 1907) – crowned by a gleaming gold statue of Winged Victory – is Galerie d'Erlon, a glass-roofed arcade where you can bask in the shopping vibe of yesteryear. 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 seen to be believed. The blue and white windows in the nave were added in 2010.

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