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St-Émilion Vineyards outside the village
attack. It was inscribed one of the tourist office’s
onto the Unesco World TRIP HIGHLIGHT varied guided tours (adult/
Heritage List in 2008. 6 St-Émilion child from €8/free).
The Drive » From Blaye to The medieval village of The tourist office also
St-Émilion is a 50km drive. From St-Émilion perches above organises two-hour after-
Blaye take the D137 toward vineyards renowned for noon château visits (adult/
St-André de Cubzac, where you producing full-bodied red child €12/free), and runs
join the D670 to Libourne. After various events through-
a bit of time stuck in traffic you wines and is easily the out the year, such as Les
continue down to St-Émilion. It most alluring of all the Samedis de l’Oenologie
should take an hour but traffic region’s wine towns. (tours €77), which combines
means it will probably take The only way to visit a vineyard visit, lunch,
longer! the town’s most interest- town tour and wine-tast-
ing historical sites is with
ing course on Saturdays.

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