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Slow travel route·🇫🇷 France

Bordeaux Wine Route – 4-Day Itinerary

Saint-Emilion and Medoc Trail

Duration4 days
Stops2 stops
Best timeAutumn — vendanges harvest on both banks
CategoriesCastles · Wine Tasting
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Saint-ÉmilionSaint-Émilion
The itinerary

The stops.

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Saint-Émilion
Castles·France

Saint-Émilion

UNESCO-listed medieval wine town in Bordeaux with Roman origins, underground churches and world-class Merlot.

⌬Saint-Émilion Grand Cru⌬Monolithic church⌬Old town⌬Hiking
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Blanquefort
Castles·France

Blanquefort

Small Bordeaux suburb town with a ruined medieval fortress and a Cru Bourgeois wine estate on the Garonne.

⌬Medieval fortress ruins⌬Médoc wine⌬Parc de Majolan⌬Hiking
The shape of it

Route map.

2 stops · 1 leg
Why this route

Highlights of this route.

01

UNESCO-listed vineyards and underground monolithic church at Saint-Émilion

Medieval limestone church carved directly into Saint-Émilion's hillside, surrounded by terraced UNESCO vineyards.

02

Right-bank tastings of Merlot-led grands crus

Merlot-dominated grands crus from historic right-bank estates with centuries-old cellars.

03

Médoc chateaux and left-bank cellar visits from Blanquefort

Left-bank classified growths accessed from Blanquefort, featuring grand château architecture and formal tastings.

04

Long vineyard cycle rides between estates

Pedal between Médoc estates through vine rows and gravel soils under open skies.

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Château Grattequina Hôtel
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