Hautvillers, France

While heading to our next destination after Reims, we stopped in a cute little town in the Champagne region called Hautvillers. We drove through the town earlier on our tour in the 2CV and found it charming, but didn't have time to stop so wanted to go back. The town is known for having cool forged iron shop signs. It was also the home of the monk Dom Pérignon who discovered the champagne wine-making process.

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Art Deco details.

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The Carnegie Library of Reims is a public library built with money donated by Andrew Carnegie after World War I. It is a great example of Art Deco.

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Arch detail. It appears a bird thought this was a good place for a nest!

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This gargoyle was way up on the roof and had a plant growing out of its head!

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A model of the church in front of windows by Imi Knoebel.

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Windows by Imi Knoebel.

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I loved the purple reflection on the floor.

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One of the modern stained glass windows.

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One of the main reasons we went to Reims was to see the famous cathedral: Notre-Dame de Reims. It is most well known as the cathedral where the kings of France were crowned.

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One last look at the cute car as we end the tour.

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This machine very slowly turns the bottles of champagne. This used to be done by hand every day.

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