One day tour
Wine tour to Saint-Emilion and the cradle of Bordeaux wines
A wine tour to Saint-Emilion is an invitation to enjoy the vast landscapes of vineyards, ancient stone monuments and authentic and preserved wineries. Choose a wine tour to Saint-Emilion to explore the region and the wines of Bordeaux.
Wine tour to Saint-Emilion. Example program.
Saint-Emilion is truly considered the “cradle of Bordeaux wines”. After all, the vineyards came here with the Romans! Of course, it was a young wine, in no way comparable to the great wines that are produced here today.
The area on which the medieval town was subsequently built gained its greatest fame at the time of the arrival of the hermit monk Aemilianus. Thanks to him, a monastery was founded here, and then the largest monolithic church in Europe was carved into the rock. By the way, you can visit it with us privately.
The next period when Saint-Emilion becomes popular and rich is the period of English ownership of Aquitaine. You can learn more about this on our excursion to Bordeaux.
An excursion to Saint-Emilion is an ideal trip to get to know the Bordeaux region!
So, the program:
< p>9:00 - meeting at the hotel and departure to the medieval town of Saint-Emilion (registered as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1999);What to visit in Saint-Emilion
9:50 - Underground monuments of Saint-Emilion: catacombs, monolithic church and the hermitage of Saint-Emilion.
Individual visit (you can’t get there without a guide) of the so-called underground monuments (former cave and chapel of Saint-Emilion, part of the catacombs and especially - unique monolithic church, carved in stone in the 9th-11th centuries by monks, the largest in Europe);
Where to taste wine in Saint-Emilion
11:15 - visit to the wine producer's Chateau appellation 1st Grand Cru Classe of Saint-Emilion with tasting of its wine;
12:30 - lunch in a small village family restaurant 6 km from the town of Saint-Emilion or in the Chateau;
15:00 - visit to the Chateau of a wine producer in the 1st Grand Cru Classe appalation of Saint-Emilion, or in the Pomerol appellation, with a tasting of his wine
17:00 visit of a small wine producer in Montagne with a tasting of several of his wine.
18:30 - walk around the town of Saint-Emilion
19:00 - dinner at a gastronomic restaurant with one of the best chefs in the region
The cost includes:
- development and preparation of the program;
- booking of visits;
- transfer, if ordering a program with transfer;
- Russian-speaking support along the entire route.
The price does not include:
- lunch;
- cost of visit to the chateau and tasting;
- picnic in the vineyards.
