The best running trails around Bezannes

The Canal de l’Aisne à la Marne is a 58 km-long artificial canal connecting Berry-au-Bac to Condé-sur-Marne, a distance of 58 km. Inaugurated in 1866, it is part of Hugues Cosnier's grandiose plan for an orbital route from the Loire to northern France. The route is still used for commercial traffic, primarily grain transport, while recreational traffic consists primarily of private boats in transit. Along its banks runs the Coulée verte (the green corridor), an 18 km cycle/pedestrian path that crosses the entire metropolitan area of Reims from Pont de Vesle to Sillery.

The path is more suitable for cycling than for hiking.

Under the central arch is a calendar depicting the activities and tasks of agriculture and viticulture: grape pressing, harvesting, etc. A calendar can be seen here through the carved reliefs. Under the eastern arch, we can see a she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. According to legend, it was Remus who founded Reims. Finally, under the western arch, we can see Leda being seduced by Jupiter.

This ancient monument is one of the longest in the Roman world: it is approximately 32 meters long and 12 meters high! The Mars Gate was built towards the end of the 2nd century and is the only one of the four monumental arches providing access to the city of Durocortorum that has survived. It consists of three arcades. The central arch carried the city's major north-south axis, intended for the passage of carriages. The two side arcades were used by pedestrians.

The monument survived destruction because it was walled up inside the Archbishop's castle in the 13th century, which inadvertently preserved it for future generations.

The Porte de Mars is a 3rd-century Roman monument in Reims, France, representing the widest arch in the entire Roman world at 33 meters long and 13 meters high. Originally built as one of four monumental arches at the cardinal entrances to ancient Durocortorum, it's the only surviving example of these grand structures. The arch features three decorated archways with intricate relief carvings, including scenes of Romulus and Remus with the she-wolf, agricultural calendars showing Gallic harvesters, and mythological figures like Leda and Zeus.

One of the most fascinating aspects of the Porte de Mars is the interior of the vaults, which, despite heavy wear, feature a rare depiction of a Gallic reaper as part of a calendar of agricultural labors. This series of medallions depicts various agricultural activities such as plowing, harvesting, and milling. Below the western arch, a square medallion depicts the legendary she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, watched by the shepherd Faustulus and Acca Larentia. This scene is said to symbolize the deep connection between Reims and Rome, with local legend stating that Reims was founded by Remus or his companions after their escape from Rome.

Designed by architect Narcisse Brunette in 1867, the Manège - Scène Nationale-Reims includes a 475-seat theater and a permanent 800-seat circus. The Manège housed the stables needed for equestrian shows. It was also where the people of Reims took gymnastics and horse riding lessons until the late 1970s, when it was transformed into a bowling alley and then abandoned. Cultural events have been held there since 1986: these prefigured the idea of its restoration as a theater, a transformation completed in 1991. A performing arts venue directed by Bruno Lobé since the beginning of the 2015 academic year, the Manège - Scène Nationale-Reims leads a multidisciplinary project dedicated to the arts of movement: dance, circus, puppetry and the forms that intersect between these disciplines. www.manege-reims.eu