Saint-Émilion

Saint-Émilion is a small town located 35 kilometers (22 mi) northeast of Bordeaux, between Libourne and Castillon-la-Bataille in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. It is a medieval town in the Gironde department and stands magnificently on top of the hill overlooking the Dordogne valley. The town is an incredible open-air museum with a medieval atmosphere and has some Halal restaurants and shops to explore. The most surprising remains are probably its underground monuments: a unique monilithic church, and more than 70 hectares of underground excavations.

Travel to Saint-Émilion

Saint-Emilion-2008 - Saint-Emilion Summer 2008

By Plane

There are Flights to Bordeaux from other cities in France, and international Flights from airports in Spain, Italy, Denmark, Germany and the UK, Ireland, Norway and Montreal, Canada. From Bordeaux, train or bus are the best options onward to Saint-Émilion.

By Rail

Paris to Bordeaux takes three hours on the TGV high-speed train. A frequent local train service, which takes around 45 minutes, will bring you from Bordeaux to within 1 kilometers or 10 minutes' walk of Saint-Émilion town center.

Travel on a Bus in Saint-Émilion

The bus service from Bordeaux takes about twice as long as the train, and runs 3-4 daily trips.

By car

Saint-Émilion is a 35-40 minutes drive from Bordeaux, which is in turn well connected to the French major highway network.

Get Around

You can walk from one side of the town to the other in under 10 minutes. Large cars, vans and trucks are not allowed into the city and are encouraged to park about 10-15 minutes walk outside the town center. Smaller cars and vans under 2 meters wide are allowed to park closer to the center, but are only allowed to enter the town at night.

What to See

Chapelle de la Trinité de Saint-Émilion - Chapelle de la Trinité, built by Benedictine monks in the 13th century

• Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion which is on the List of World Heritage Sites in Europe ( Number 932)]

Things to Do

• Visit the underground monolithic church and other monuments. The local tourist office runs occasional guided tours in French.
• Wine School, Museum and Shop

Halal Restaurants in Saint-Émilion

Le Clocher Wine and has a list where you can pick from hundreds of fruit cocktails

Chateau La Forge Bordeaux - Street Émilion Wines

Muslim Friendly Hotels

Hotels

• Hostellerie de Plaisance
• Chateau Grand Barrail
• Le Relais de Franc Mayne

Bed and Breakfast

• Chateau Franc-Pourret
• Le Pavillon Villemaurine
• Les Belles Perdrix

Travel Next

• For a smaller, but similar town visit Amboise Copyright 2015 - 2024. All Rights reserved by eHalal Group Co., Ltd.
  

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