Venteuil: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Venteuil lies on south-facing slopes and is characterized by clay-limestone soils. The Pâtis de Damery Natura 2000 site also encompasses the municipality. Its heathlands are among the best-preserved heathlands in the Montagne de Reims.

Nature

The GR14 long-distance hiking trail crosses the Pâtis de Damery area, or rather the ZNIEFF designated there, from one end to the other. The Ferme d’Harnotay offers a remarkable viewpoint over the Marne Valley. A path leads from the Ferme d’Harnotay towards the Pâtis de Damery Natura 2000 site.

Wine and tastings

The Champagne Louis Déhu winery overlooks a valley and offers views of impressive landscapes in every season. Champagne Louis Déhu welcomes visitors for a tour and tasting in German.

Champagne B. Hennequin offers tastings by appointment for individuals and small groups of no more than 15 people. Champagne B. Hennequin also offers tours of the traditional facilities, including the press, fermentation room, riddling racks and cellars.

Champagne Maurice Grumier offers cellar tours exclusively by appointment and tastings also exclusively by appointment. The house has its roots in a winegrower family that has been based in Venteuil for twelve generations.

A visit to Champagne du Rédempteur includes a small museum, vine grafting, a press, a cellar or fermentation area, and oak barrels, including a carved barrel. A tasting of selected cuvées is offered after the visit.

At the family-run Champagne Autréau-Lasnot winery, visitors can discover how champagne is made. A tasting of the house’s champagnes is offered after the visit; a panoramic view of the vineyards below is a central part of the visit.

Anyone planning a trip to Venteuil may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture and history

The Église Sainte-Geneviève is considered to be probably the oldest building in Venteuil. It is built of millstone and is dominated by a massive four-sided bell tower reminiscent of early Romanesque architecture. The church contains a Pietà that has been protected as a historic monument since 1966.

In 1911, Venteuil was the starting point of the Champagne winegrowers’ unrest.

Other places: Vertus, Nogent-l'Abbesse, Courcelles-Sapicourt, Trépail, Lisse-En-Champagne, Villers-Marmery, Louvois, Mareuil-Sur-Ay.

To the main travel overview: Marne.