Tourist attractions La Sauve

At the junction of two hills, the high bell-tower of the monolithic church overlooks a rocky outcrop with cavities hollowed out where the monolithic church, the Emilion hermitage, catacombs, Trinity Chapel and a number of cellars are located. At the ..

In Saintonge-Romanesque style, the abbey of Sauve-Majeur was founded by the Benedictine Gerard de Corbie (the future St Gerard) in 1079. It became a powerful feudal powerbase and established numerous priories as far afield as Spain and England. Monas..

This is the headquarters of the Bordeaux winemakers’ organisation ( AOC Bordeaux et Bordeaux supérieurs ), and has interactive and multimedia displays (films, son et lumiere animation, models) conveying information on vineyards, production processes ..

This former Albret residence was transformed in the 16C by architect Louis de Foix who designed the Cordouan lighthouse. On the main courtyard side is a formal gallery in the Italian style. On the Dordogne side, the pavilion, terraces and monumental ..

The church was made by extending caves and quarries. It is said that at times there were between five and fifty-five monks hollowing out the rock. The interior is an impressive sight due to the sheer scale of the naves carved out of the rock and the ..

The austere façade is completed by a wall-mounted bell structure and punctuated with projecting buttresses. The flat chevet is pierced by three openings, beside which are four 13C statues (on the exterior). They represent St Michael, St James, St Pet..

The romantic ruins of the late-13C Château des Duras tower above the Dropt Valley. The building retains fine features such as a crenellated surrounding wall, 14C-15C living quarters pierced with mullioned windows and a 15C main tower with splendid pa..

The Romanesque church of St-Peter is located in the centre of this large market town of the Entre-Deux-Mers region. It boasts three beautiful 13C doorways and a Pyrenean-style gable-tower. Do take a look also at the charming wash-house situated next ..

The discovery of the galleries of this underground river dates from the mid-19C, when a well was sunk in the centre of the village. A tour of the galleries is alwayd thrilling. Fully attired in potholer gear, visitors descend 13m below ground and wal..

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The houses that surround it were built between the 16C and 19C. Notice on the south side the elegant wrought-iron balconies. The 15C town hall (subsequently largely rebuilt) houses the museum .

Paintings from the Flemish French and Italian schools (16 to 20C) notice.. ( Three old men's heads ), Foujita ( Friendship ), and works by Raoul Dufy ( Recumbent nude ). The Libourne School is illustrated by its main representative René Princete..

Here the River Isle and the River Dordogne meet. There is an attractive view over the great bridge .

Dating from 1824, this structure is 220m long and has nine arches.

These quays are today planted with plane trees and no longer receive the English, Dutch or Hanseatic vessels of yesteryear which, led in by the tide, moored here to take on wine. The Great port tower (Salinières quay) is flanked by an old town gate..

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Used as a town hall until 1720, the castle was supposed established either by Louis VIII or by Henry III Plantagenêt in the 13C. The rectangular keep, known as the King's Tower , perched on a rocky base, has latrines in its outer walls. From the sum..