생안드로니 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Actually very nice. Smartly decorated streets. But somehow real life was missing. From unsecured sources it is said that the owner of the winery bought half the village and prepared it according to his ideas. Maybe well intentioned but possibly too much of a good thing. Everyone has to decide for themselves. But it is nice to look at. The restaurant seems to be thinking of something better. About 150 places were free and they said we were fully booked and nothing was left. Well, there were about 5 people inside, everything was free outside. All relative.

Nice path along the river

The quays of Pauillac extend over more than 1,300 meters, which is in fact the longest river frontage on the Gironde estuary. The port is one of the busiest in the Gironde, serving in particular for the export of wine and the transport of parts for Airbus. It is also the starting and finishing point of the Marathon du Médoc.

Very pretty chateau near Pauillac! You are truly in wine country

Tourist info in Pauillac, free wine tasting with wines from the region is offered

This is where the colourful cloud of runner leave the small town of Pauillac every year in September. Thousands of runners come in costume to run the 26.2 miles from castle to castle and wine tasting to wine tasting, reaching the finish line barely after six hours, but happy as a clam.

The small town of Pauillac is not only famous for the delicious wine in the Bordeaux area. It is also the place where the Marathon du Médoc is starting and finishing every year in September. Thousands of runners come in costume to run the 26.2 miles from castle to castle and wine tasting to wine tasting, reaching the finish line barely after six hours, but happy as a clam.

In 1685, Louis XIV ordered Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban to supervise the works of a vast citadel of 38 hectares intended to be "the lock of Bordeaux". Part of the medieval town was destroyed in order to build the new fortress.