Cité médiévale de Saint-Emilion
Description
40km east of Bordeaux, Saint Emilion is an architectural gem set against a backdrop of vineyards, of internationally renowned wines. The town was created around the cave where Saint Emilion, a Breton hermit who withdrew from society in the 8th century, lived, in a cave carved into the limestone cliff.
The city has many listed monuments including the collegiate church, Doyenne cloister, the monolithic church hollow into the rock, Roy Tower. It has steep streets called tertres and escalettes.
Since 1999, the Jurisdiction of Saint Emilion has been listed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites as a “cultural landscape”.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Additional information
Contact
Fixed telephone : +33 5 57 55 28 28
Office de Tourisme
Telefax / fax : +33 5 57 55 28 29
e-mail : st-emilion.tourisme@wanadoo.fr
Web site (URL) : www.saint-emilion-tourisme.com
Typologie de site
Town, village and district
Classement
UNESCO world heritage
Registered monuments and sites
Langues parlées
German
English
Spanish
Infos sur la visite
Conditions de visite : Unaccompanied tours
Conditions de visite : Guided tours
