Tours-sur-Marne brings together short and longer routes, local history and Champagne, offering several themes for a stay. Le Nambly is a 14-hectare hay meadow in a loop of the Marne within the village. If you are looking for a hotel in Tours-sur-Marne, you can consider in advance whether your stay will focus on a little exercise, a longer village walk, historical themes or wine.
Routes and timeframes
Pratic’o is the shorter option: the orienteering course is 1.18 kilometres long, takes an estimated 20 to 30 minutes and has 14 checkpoints if completed in full. Curiocity is a 3-kilometre walking route through the village, suitable for beginners and laid out with ten stops; it takes around two to two and a half hours. The practical difference lies in both the timeframe and the format: a short orienteering course with checkpoints versus a longer, beginner-friendly village walk with stops.
Le Nambly and walks by the water
Le Nambly is open to the public and has a nature trail and a fitness circuit. The canal and the Marne also invite you to take walks by the water. This gives you a choice of different ways to enjoy the outdoors during your stay: the facilities at Le Nambly or walks along the two waterways.
Local history and the church
The historical walking tour of Tours-sur-Marne features 16 information panels about the village’s history. The present-day Sainte-Madeleine Church was formerly called Saint-Genest. Its organ was built around 1862 by Émile Déjardin for the new church, which had been consecrated in 1858. The consecration therefore took place a few years before the organ was built. While the panels focus on the village, the organ’s history highlights a specific detail of the church.
Champagne and longer routes
Champagne Lamiable is a family-run wine estate in a Grand Cru village in the Côte des Noirs wine-growing area. In Tours-sur-Marne, the estate offers a cellar tour followed by a tasting of three of its own cuvées. If you would like to make the visit a firm part of your plans, check booking requirements and availability before your trip.
The vines of Champagne Brisson-Lahaye are also spread across several terroirs: the Montagne de Reims, the southern slopes of Épernay and the Marne Valley. These three named areas give the estate’s vineyards a geographical reach that extends beyond a single terroir.
For a longer route, two further options are associated with Tours-sur-Marne: the 28-kilometre discovery trail “Le Parc au fil de l’eau” and a 65-kilometre cycling route through the Marne Valley, from Dormans to Moncetz-Longevas. Both are considerably longer than the three-kilometre Curiocity route. Check current route conditions before setting out.
Discover more destinations: Mutigny, Mailly-Champagne, Villers-Allerand, Saint-Thierry, Bergères-Lès-Vertus, Fontaine-En-Dormois, Châtillon-Sur-Marne, Noirlieu.
For the broader travel overview: Marne.
