DAY ONE: Arrival in EPERNAY, the capital of Champagne. Stroll through the city along the majestic "avenue de Champagne" where you will find some of the most famous champagne houses. Visit one of these cellars. Dinner, bed and breakfast in a hotel in the centre of the city (3-star)

DAY TWO: LE MESNIL SUR OGER – EPERNAY (21 km). Transfer by taxi to Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Walk back to Epernay through the Cotes des Blancs (this area owes its name to its slopes, being mainly planted with white grapes (Chardonnay) by small charming winegrowing villages as Oger, Avize, Cramand with beautiful old churches, wash houses and fountains. Cramant is situated on a chalk peak with beautiful views of the South Marne. Then you walk to the south of Epernay by the villages of Monthelon, Chavot-Courcourt with its classified 13th century church. On the hillside, overlooking the villages of Moussy, Piercy and its castle, you go back to Epernay. Bed and breakfast in the same hotel (3-star)

DAY THREE: CHATILLON SUR MARNE – HAUTVILLERS (22 km). Transfer by taxi to Chatillon. Walk back to Epernay along the Marne Valley. Chatillon-sur-Marne is the birthplace of Pope Urbain 2 (Pope from 1088 to 99, it was he who launched the first crusade) and this village is protected by the huge statue of Pope Urbain. Then you to the Marne River by the Binson priory and the Notre-Dame-des-Vignes chapel and walk along the river to the village of Reuil. Then you walk through the vineyards passing the villages of Trincourt, Venteuil, and Arty before arriving at Damery. Then you continue your walk through the vines to Cumieres and Hautvillers (this village is the birthplace of champagne, a unique village where the houses proudly display wrought-iron signs, and has a tombstone of Dom Perignon in the abbey church). Back to Epernay by taxi. Bed and breakfast in the same hotel (3-star).

DAY FOUR: AY – AMBONNAY (23 km). Transfer by taxi to Ay (historic site and centre of the most famous vineyards of Champagne). Then your hike will continue through the villages of Mutigny, Avenay-Val-d'Or, Fontaine-sur-Ay and Bouzy (famous village for its red wines) before reaching Ambonnay with its classified church of the early gothic. Dinner, bed and breakfast in a hotel (2-star).

DAY FIVE: MAILLY CHAMPAGNE – AMBONNAY (19 km). Transfer by taxi to Mailly-Champagne along the "Montagne de Reims". After leaving Mailly-Champagne, you will walk through the vineyards to the Verzenay windmill from where you will have a panoramic view. You will visit the Verzenay lighthouse museum (the lighthouse was built in 1909 by a wine-merchant for advertising purposes). You will reach Verzy and then go into the forest to admire the panorama of Mount Sina and the "Faux de Verzy", twisted beech trees with knotted and deformed trunks. You then carry on to the village of Trepail through the forest before going back to Ambonnay. Dinner, bed and breakfast in a hotel (2-star).

DAY SIX: LUDES – JOUY LES REIMS (21 km). Transfer by taxi to the hamlet of Le Craon-de-Ludes (superb viewpoint). You walk to Ludes (vestiges of a castle, old church) and through the vineyards to Chigny-les-Roses, Rilly-la-Montagne, Chamery, Ecueil and its 12th century church overlooking the village. Then you will go to Jouy-les-Reims, which will be the end of this walk, and from where a taxi collects you do drive you to Reims. Bed and breakfast in a hotel in the centre of Reims (3-star).

DAY SEVEN: REIMS. Today you will have a day of discovery in Reims. This city of French kings' coronations, Clovis' baptism and of course Champagne offers you a wonderful array of sights and monuments : Notre-Dame Cathedral, Tau Palace (former arbishop's palace), Saint-Remi basilica, Saint-Remy abbey, museum and other monuments such as the Fine Arts museum, and motorcar museum. Numerous famous Champagne houses are located in Reims (Lanson, Mumm, Ruinart, Taittinger…). Bed and breakfast in the same hotel (3-star)

DAY EIGHT: REIMS. End of the walking tour after breakfast in Reims