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Historic neighborhood
Cité médiévale de Saint-Émilion
Medieval limestone village on a hill above the vineyards, with sloping streets called tertres, ramparts and monuments from the 12th to the 15th centuries.
Nova Aquitânia · France
Saint-Émilion
In the destination Bordéus and the vineyards.
In the photo: Portal and bell tower of the monolithic church · Saint-Émilion
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The city
What to expect from Saint-Émilion.
Saint-Émilion is a medieval village of limestone on a hill surrounded by vineyards, about 40 km from Bordéus. The Jurisdição de Saint-Émilion, comprising the village and seven other communes, has been a World Heritage Site since 1999 as a wine-growing landscape. In the centre are the Église monolithe, a church carved into the rock, the Tour du Roy, the Collégiale with its cloister and the Cloître des Cordeliers. Around them, wine estates receive visitors by reservation.
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The local experience
What to see in Saint-Émilion
Church
Église monolithe de Saint-Émilion
12th-century church carved into limestone, the largest underground church in Europe, visitable only with a guide from the tourist office.
Tower
Tour du Roy
Romanesque keep tower from the 13th century, the only intact one in the Gironde, with a panoramic terrace overlooking the village and the vineyards.
Church
Collégiale de Saint-Émilion
A 12th-century Romanesque and Gothic church, the largest in the upper part of the village, with a cloister housing the tourist office.
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Historical site
Cloître des Cordeliers
Ruins of the 14th-century Franciscan convent, with a columned cloister, garden and rock-cut cellars where sparkling wine is produced.