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Saint-Émilion
Also known as Émilion-la-Montagne, Sent Melhon, Saint-Martin-de-Mazerat
Saint-Émilion (; Gascon: Sent Milion) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southwestern France.
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Saint-Émilion is a small town located in the Gironde department in southwestern France. While the provided context doesn't specify why it matters historically or culturally, it is a recognized commune in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Émilion
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,619
Travel guide
Get in
thumbnail|Saint-Emilion Summer 2008
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.
See
thumb|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)
Do
Visit the underground monolithic church and other monuments. The local tourist office runs occasional guided tours in French. Wine School, Museum and Shop
Drink
Le Clocher Wine bar and has a wine list where you can pick from hundreds of wines
thumbnail|St Émilion Wines
Go next
For a smaller, but similar wine town visit Amboise
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography and description
- Climate
- Sights
- Wine
- Population
- Saint-Émilion Jazz Festival
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Saint-Émilion (; Gascon: Sent Milion) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southwestern France.
In the heart of the country of Libournais (the area around Libourne), in a region of wine hills, Saint-Émilion is a medieval city located at the crossroads of Bordeaux, Saintonge and Périgord. The town and surrounding vineyards was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, owing to its long, living history of wine-making, Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.
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