Activities at Hostellerie de Plaisance or nearby

• Accommodations (18 rooms & 3 suites):

  • Nine rooms in the Hostellerie de Plaisance’s main building

  • Eight rooms in the new Plaisance garden house, three of which are suites

  • Four rooms at the Pavie residence (located in the vineyards, 3 kilometers distant)

  • Wifi Internet access

• Michelin starred Restaurant (On-site)

• Wine tasting

• Beautiful and relaxing gardens

• Parking at 200 mts from the property

• Helipad

• Meeting facilities

SIGHTSEEING

Discover Saint-Emilion, both above ground and below…
- The Monolithic Church, entirely carved from Saint-Emilion’s limestone hill from the 9th to the 12th century; the Bell Tower with its 198 steps, offering a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area, its monuments and its vineyards; the Trinity Chapel; the Collegiate Church, its cloister and its refectory; the Catacombs; the King’s Tower.

- The Place du Marché, the town center framed by its limestone wall, where the Sunday market was formerly held.

Visit the châteaux and vineyards of Saint-Emilion
On 5,400 hectares of hills above the Dordogne valley, a great diversity of terroir is home to a selection of grape varieties, chiefly Merlot. Châteaux and winemaking properties are mostly family-owned and of relatively small size (7 hectares on average).

- The nearby tourism office (05 57 55 28 28) offers numerous trips and itineraries for an in-depth introduction to the region.
- “A day of wine and relaxation” Vineyards & Châteaux - Individual châteaux visits, on foot, by bicycle, or by car, accompanied by a guide
- The Saint-Emilion Maison du Vin sells wines from the appellation and offers wine tasting classes.

The Hermitage Grotto
The hermit Emilion’s refuge is also home to a wealth of legends: two pins which overlap when thrown into the grotto’s spring promise a marriage within the year; sitting on Emilion’s stone seat offers not only rest but the guarantee of increased fertility...

The nine communes in the Saint-Emilion Jurisdiction, inscribed in the UNESCO register of World Heritage Sites
December 13, 1948 saw the resurrection of the Saint-Emilion Jurade, an organization created by the Falaise Charter of July 8, 1199 which led to the definition of the Saint-Emilion vineyard area. This comprises not only the town itself, but also Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes (and its ancient fortress), Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse (with its exceptional architecture), Saint-Hippolyte (noted for its château, roman church and grottos), Saint-Laurent-des-Combes (and its series of valleys), Saint-Pey-d’Armens (with a very beautiful roman church), Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens (whose menir stands 5 meters high), and Vignonet (surrounded by its châteaux).

The Battle of Castillon
One of the greatest historical spectacles in France, staged just 10 km away. (Summers only)

Discovery of artisan-made local products
- Saint-Emilion macaroons, moist and sweet, made with almonds, egg whites and sugar according to a traditional recipe from 1620. From Blanchet (9, rue Guadet) or Mouliérac (on the Tertre de la Tente)

- Outings on foot or by bicycle, horseback riding, cross-country bicycling, swimming and archery (on the beach at Sainte-Terre or the Double forest), golf (35 minutes away by car), tennis (at Château Monbousquet)

Saint-Emilion:

Saint Emilion is a commune located around the town of the same name. It is on the right bank of the Dordogne River in the Bordeaux region of France. The appellation is 5,400 hectares in size. Within that area there are more than 1200 chateaux.

Saint Emilion can be logically assigned to four main categories based on the type of soil. Closest to the town of Saint Emilion is an area of deep limestone on fairly steep slopes. This area is the stereotypical Saint Emilion area. It covers about 2,400 hectares and has 11 of the 13 highest rated Chateaux. It is in this sector that Merlot grows and performs best.

Second largest in size at almost 2,000 hectares is a large flat along the Dordogne River. It is made of alluvial sand. Alluvial sand is sand that has been deposited by water. In this case the Dordogne River is the water and it has been bringing sand to the area over thousands of years.

A sandy plateau to the west of the town of Saint Emilion is about 1,200 hectares in size. It is the the 3rd largest area within the commune. The soil here is mostly aeolian sand (very fine sand brought by wind).

Finally, there is a 60 hectare area on the far west side of the commune of Saint Emilion (just bordering on Pomerol) that is made of gravel. This is where the other two of the highest rated chateaux of Saint Emilion (Chateau Cheval Blanc and Chateau Figeac) are located. The gravelly soil makes a good home for the Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grape varieties.