Mareuil-sur-Ay
France
We will also pass through the Premier Cru village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in the Marne Valley with its historic hillsides listed as well as World Heritage Site by Unesco and mainly planted with Pinot Noir. This is the village where more confidential Champagne Houses are located : Champagne Billecart-Salmon and Philipponnat.
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Mareuil-sur-Ay
Welcome to Mareuil-sur-Ay, a village that occupies a unique and strategic position in the Champagne landscape. Unlike the purely hillside villages we have visited, Mareuil-sur-Ay is defined by its relationship with the Canal…
Listen in the app2The Canal Latéral à la Marne - The Liquid Highway
Our journey begins at the edge of the Canal Latéral à la Marne, a feat of nineteenth-century engineering that transformed the economy of the region. Before the canal was completed in the mid-1800s, transporting wine was a slow…
Listen in the app3Clos des Goisses - The Steepest Slope
Looking up from the canal, your eyes are immediately drawn to the Clos des Goisses, a 5.5-hectare walled vineyard that is widely considered the most dramatic 'terroir' in Champagne. The name 'Gois' comes from a local dialect word…
Listen in the app4The Church of Saint-Hilaire
In the heart of the village sits the Church of Saint-Hilaire, a beautiful example of local religious architecture with roots dating back to the twelfth century. The church is built from the same pale limestone as the surrounding…
Listen in the app5Champagne Philipponnat - The Guardian of the Clos
We now stand before the historic house of Champagne Philipponnat. While they produce a range of exceptional champagnes, they are inextricably linked to the Clos des Goisses we saw earlier. …
Listen in the app6Maison Billecart-Salmon - The Elegance of the Garden
A short walk through the village brings us to the gates of Maison Billecart-Salmon, one of the most prestigious and beloved houses in Champagne. Founded in 1818 by the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon,…
Listen in the app7The Quayside and the Old Lock
For our final stop, we return to the water's edge at the old lock of Mareuil-sur-Ay. This site was the critical junction where the canal interacted with the surrounding land. …
Listen in the app8Closing
As we conclude our tour of Mareuil-sur-Ay, I hope you carry with you a sense of the village's unique duality. It is a place where the horizontal calm of the canal meets the vertical drama of the Clos des Goisses. …
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What is Mareuil-sur-Ay?
Mareuil-sur-Ay is a place in France with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Activity |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 49.0449, 4.0399 |
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