What to do in Reims when it rains
The weather needn't spoil Reims. Its galleries, museums and indoor markets are at their best on a grey day, with cafés on every corner.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Musée Automobile Reims Champagne 84 Av. Georges Clemenceau, 51100 Reims, France
- Musée Saint-Remi 53 Rue Simon, 51100 Reims, France
- Musée de la Reddition 12 Rue du Président Franklin Roosevelt, 51100 Reims, France
- Planetarium De Reims 49 Av. du Général de Gaulle, 51100 Reims, France
- Musée-Hôtel Le Vergeur 36 Pl. du Forum, 51100 Reims, France
- Museum of Fine Arts 8 Rue Chanzy, 51100 Reims, France
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Papier Bon Œil 37 Rue des Capucins, 51100 Reims, France
- Galerie Feng Shang- Rêve Ville 6 All. des Pervenches, 51100 Reims, France
- La Mine 20 All. Yves Gandon, 51100 Reims, France
- Galerie28.com 11 Rue de l'Arbalète, 51100 Reims, France
- 3W Gallery 27 Rue Henri IV, 51100 Reims, France
- Galerie Martine Brasseur 4 Rue de Tambour, 51100 Reims, France
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Gare de Reims 10 Rue de Courcelles, 51100 Reims, France
- Porte de Mars Pl. de la République, 51100 Reims, France
- Place Royale Rue Cérès, 5 Pl. Royale, 51100 Reims, France
- Cryptoportique 6 Pl. du Forum, 51100 Reims, France
- Subé Fountain Pl. Drouet d'Erlon, 51100 Reims, France
- Villa Douce 9 Bd de la Paix, 51100 Reims, France
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- E.Leclerc SAINT BRICE COURCELLES La Croix Maurencienne, 51370 Saint-Brice-Courcelles, France
- Carrefour Rte nationale 31, 51430 Tinqueux, France
- Carrefour 16 Rte de Cernay, 51100 Reims, France
- Halles Boulingrin 50 Rue de Mars, 51100 Reims, France
- Carrefour Reims Neuvillette 1 Rue Francis Garnier, 51100 Reims, France
- Carrefour Express 47 Rue Cérès, 51100 Reims, France
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Sacré Brunch 59 Rue Cérès, 51100 Reims, France
- Mamatte Reims - Cafe & Brunch 70 Rue de Vesle, 51100 Reims, France
- Total Petrol Station Access 2, Rn 51 Rue Albert Thomas, 51100 Reims, France
- En Aparthé Reims 23 Rue Chanzy, 51100 Reims, France
- TotalEnergies Access - RELAIS REIMS BREBANT 12 Av. Brébant, 51100 Reims, France
- Le Flech Reims 2 Esp. Fléchambault, 51100 Reims, France
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Espace d'Erlon shopping mall 53 Pl. Drouet d'Erlon, 51100 Reims, France
- Centre commercial Carrefour 16 Rte de Cernay, 51100 Reims, France
- Centre commercial Carrefour Reims Tinqueux Rte de Soissons, 51430 Tinqueux, France
- MANGO 11 Rue de Thillois, 51100 Reims, France
- Centre Commercial 51100 Reims, France
- Les Vitrines de Reims 1 Rue Henri Jadart, 51100 Reims, France
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