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There are beautiful wine regions all over the world, but there is only one Champagne. The region produces the world’s most famous wine, is user-friendly to explore, full of quaint villages and historic cities, and sits closer to Paris than Burgundy, Bordeaux or the Loire Valley. In fact, it is faster to reach from Paris’ airport than Paris itself, just 31 minutes by high-speed TGV train direct from Charles de Gaulle. All the major cities have direct trains into the capitol (or you can charter a private aircraft from JetOptions), so a few days in Champagne is the perfect start or finish to any Paris trip.

There are three main cities, Reims, Epernay and Troyes, from north to south. If starting your French voyage in Champagne upon arrival, begin in Reims (via the nearby Champagne-Ardenne TGV station with tram into downtown Reims) and leave for Paris from Troyes. To visit Paris first and explore Champagne before heading home, simply reverse this. Unlike most wine regions, the Champagne houses, or wineries, are not typically in the vineyards but rather in and around towns and cities, making them easy to visit without driving. Many visitors rent a car for a day or two to explore the countryside, with more than 150 miles of well-marked “Champagne Roads” linking houses open to the public, but it is easiest to get to and from Paris by train.