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Bordeaux Region including Saint-Emilion

We spent two nights in the Bordeaux wine region of France. Most of our time was spent in the medieval village of Saint-Emilion. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Ancient buildings and streets are interesting but the area is most known for its excellent wine, in particular merlot. The best vineyards produce Grand Cru Class wines which can sell for 1,000 Euros ($1,400) or more per bottle! We stayed at the Franc Grace-Dieu B&B located in the midst of a beautiful vineyard.
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The streets are very steep with clever placement of stones to provide traction.
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The streets are very steep with clever placement of stones to provide traction.

  • Our B&B for two nights.
  • A typical vineyard scene in the Saint-Emilion area - part of the Bordeaux wine region. The British had priority rights to wine from this region for almost 600 years - until the French Revolution.
  • Roof tops of the Village of Saint-Emilion.
  • The streets are very steep with clever placement of stones to provide traction.
  • Dinner on a steep terrace.
  • Jan at the steep terrace restaurant.
  • The French present meals so well.
  • Jim's half a pigeon. Yes, it did taste sort of like chicken. Emphasis on "sort of like"
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  • A beautiful manhole cover!
  • The ancient village of Saint-Emilion.
  • View up to the cathedral from village shopping area.
  • The cathedral in Saint-Emilion. The village was started in about 750 A.D. by a monk - Emilion from Brittany. The Ursuline Sisters established a convent here in 1620.
  • Repairing the cathedral's pipe organ. Note the pipes in the lower left.
  • Part of the ancient cathedral in Saint-Emilion. The entire village of Saint-Emilion is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
  • Stained glass in the cathedral.
  • The Cloisters within the cathedral grounds.
  • Within the Cloisters are ancient tombs of Holy Men.
  • A vineyard of the Pomerol - some of the very best Grand Cru wines from the Bordeaux Region. The Chinese are big buyers of wine from the Saint-Emilion area.
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