_A road leading to Sillery leaves Beine in a south-westerly direction, but owing to its bad condition it is impossible to use it for returning to Rheims._ The trenches and shell holes have barely been filled in, and the temporary bridges over the wider trenches would probably break down under a fairly heavy car. On the other hand, the huge craters made by the Germans in the course of their retreat, have only been summarily repaired and are not practicable for motor-cars. _Tourists should therefore return to Nogent l'Abbesse by the road they came by._ [Illustration: BERRU CHURCH] _Enter the village by the main street, which follow as far as_ the church, whose belfry has been destroyed. _After the church, take the first street on the right, then the second road on the left (G.C. 64), which leads to_ =Berru=. _In front of the village, turn to the left and cross straight through._ The 12th century Church of St. Martin, which suffered only slightly from the bombardments, _is in the middle of the village, on the left (photo above)_. _On leaving Berru, the tourist comes again to the crossing mentioned on p. 163. Turn to the right and return to Witry-les-Reims by the road previously followed._ _At Witry-les-Reims, take N. 51 on the left, passing by the_ ruined works of Linguet (_photo below_). _Rheims is reached by the Faubourg Cérès. Keep straight on to the Place Royale, via the Rue du Faubourg Cérès and the Rue Cérès._ [Illustration: RUINS OF THE LINGUET WORKS] SECOND DAY AFTERNOON =LA POMPELLE FORT-SILLERY= (_See complete Itinerary, p. 121._) [Illustration (Map)] _This Itinerary will take the tourist through two regions of entirely different characters._ _The first part is devoted to visiting the battlefield south-east of Rheims_, which was the scene of much desperate fighting throughout the war, but especially in 1918. This region formed the pivot of the French right wing, and remained firm despite the repeated powerful attacks of the enemy. _The second part of the Itinerary leaves the battlefield proper, and conducts the tourist across_ the most reputed vine-growing centres of Champagne (Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne and Ludes), through lovely, picturesque country, which, although it has somewhat suffered from the bombardments, has nevertheless retained its pre-war aspect. _Leave Rheims by the Avenue de Châlons, continued by N. 44 (see the plan of Rheims between pp. 32 and 33, F. 6 and H. 7)._ The Avenue de Châlons was well within the first-line defences. Two communicating trenches run along the footpaths on either side of the Avenue. _Skirt_ Pommery Park, _on the left_, completely ravaged by the bombardment and the network of trenches which cross it. _As soon as the last houses of the town have been left behind, the tourist finds himself_ in the midst of the battlefield.