If Bordeaux and its region recalls the wine there is nothing amazing in it, but take care drunkenness is not everything. There are also castles, slopes and cellars because here the grapes are part of history.
From the exceptional landscape to the art of tasting wines, come to discover Bordeaux’s prestigious wine-growing region.

 

Day 1 : Margaux , Saint Emilion

Arrival in the afternoon, welcome and settle into your hotel. Dinner at the hotel or outside. Night.

Day 2 : Bordeaux and its vineyards

Breakfast.
At 10 h departure for a pedestrian visit in the old Bordeaux (2 h, with English speaking guide). City of art and culture the old quarters of which conceal numerous treasures you will discover the architectural tendencies of the city across one of the biggest areas safeguarded from France of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Have lunch in a famous restaurant of Bordeaux, said to be a temple of gastronomy!
In the afternoon, discover the biggest vineyard of fine wines in the world : Médoc, Graves or Sauternes. Visit a winery : the Château and its cellars followed up by a wine-tasting. Throughout these visits in vineyards, you will appreciate the wealth of its castles Kirwan, Smith Haut Lafitte... and in its cellars, you will savour a wine in infinite nuances.
Gastronomic dinner near the hotel. Night.

Day 3 : Saint-Emilion

In the morning: breakfast followed by a visit to the Saint-Emilion medieval town. Place where lived Ausone, Saint-Emilion manifests perfect harmony between an architecture taken out from the rock and its prestigious vineyard.
Free time to visit the medieval city : the Collegial church, the Cave of the monk Emilion, catacombs, the Monolithic church...
Visit of a winery, its domain and cellars followed by a wine tasting : Pavie, Frank Mayne, Quercy, Bel Air...
An intense body, a nice rubis jewel colour, such are the main specificities of this great wine. Across castles and vintages, each wine brings its nuance that you will be free to discover.
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Do not forget a visit of the market of Libourne: on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

 

3 days / 2 nights Price per person Full board on day 2	From 10/01/11 to 20/12/11
3* HOTEL MARGAUX
Double room	285€
Single supplement	100€
3* HOTEL SAINT-ÉMILION
Double room	320€
Single supplement	85€

Prices include : accommodation for 2 nights (based on 2 people sharing the same room) according to the chosen option, full board on day 2 (including a gastronomic dinner), tour of Bordeaux, 2 visits of Châteaux with wine tasting (Médoc, Saint-émilion, Graves or Sauternes).

Prices do not include : transportation (having a car is recommended), lunch on day 3, drinks, items purchased of a personal nature, insurances.