Eurostar to Chalons-en-Champagne

Chalons-en-Champagne is a beautiful city in the heart of France, within the Champagne-Ardenne region. Despite its small size, it is the capital, and therefore filled with some exciting and fascinating sights for any budding tourist. It used to be known as Châlons-sur-Marne, but in 1998, its name was officially changed. Chalons-en-Champagne is a Eurostar connection destination, so it's very easy to get to. Chalons en Champagne it's definitely worth a visit for its fabulous cultural sights and history, and it's just a 4 hour train journey from London!

About Chalons-en-Champagne

Châlons Cathedral is one of the main tourist spots in Chalons-en-Champagne. Its full name is the Saint-Etienne de Châlons-en-Champagne cathedral, and it was built between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries. Since it's beginnings, the cathedral has been rebuilt a number of times due to fire damage, but what remains today is still a spectacular piece of architecture, with combinations of Baroque, Gothic, and Roman styles. It's definitely one for the budding photographer. Another tourist spot is the Garinet Museum, which contains a wide variety of interesting historical artefacts. Jules Garinet's house and collections were donated to the city in the late eighteen hundreds on the condition that they would be untouched. Nowadays, this glorious museum sees many visitors come though its doors each year to view the collections, which include ninety-eight preserved models of French monuments which were sculpted from wood by Mohen.

For something a bit more 'outdoorsy', try a trip to Les Jards, the gardens in Chalons-en-Champagne. The gardens date back to the twelfth century, when they were in fact a simple meadow that flooded regularly, called Pré-le-Vidame. However, a canal was built across the land in the fifteenth century to divide the meadow, creating two gardens, aptly named the Small Garden and the Large Garden. An additional garden was added in the eighteenth century (called the English Garden), and that is what stands today. Due to storm damage, the gardens were restored between 1999 and 2004, but they maintain a great deal of their original integrity. They are so famed that they were officially named as historical monuments in 1929, so they are definitely worth an afternoon's wandering.

Chalons en Champagne by Eurostar Trains

If you're convinced, you can get to Chalons-en-Champagne on one of the Eurostar's connection services. This means you'll have to change trains at some point, but you can book the whole journey quickly and easily, direct through Eurostar, so you will only need 1 ticket. Eurostar trains depart from St Pancras International, a very easy-to-get-to destination in London. With speeds of 186 miles per hour, it's an easy journey. Eurostar trains from London to Paris arrive at Paris Gare du Nord, which will only take two hours and fifteen minutes. From here, you'll need to get to Gare de l'Est. This is easily done by taxi or take the Metro (either on line 4 to Porte d'Orléans or on line 5, in the direction of Place d'Italie). Once you arrive, there are a number of TGV services that will take you east to Chalons-en-Champagne. All in all, if you travel from London, you can expect the journey time to be about four hours.

Visit the official Eurostar web site to book your train tickets to Chalons-en-Champagne.