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Bordeaux and its prestigious vineyards

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Ref : Cyclo 12

Self-guided cycling tour across the prestigious Bordeaux vineyards.

You go through the Haut-Médoc and Margaux Vineyards before taking the boat to cross the estuary and continue your tour on the other side, in the Haute Gironde. You will take the Medoc “Route des Vins”, where are some of the most famous wine chateaux in the world, visit the citadel of Blaye, built by Vauban, stroll through cities and charming villages and discover the sunny slopes of the beautiful hills of Entre-Deux-Mers, a succession of vineyards and prestigious monuments. You will stay in the heart of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, such as Bordeaux and Saint-Emilion. This cycling tour, alternating cycle paths and minor roads in quite flat terrain along the river and vineyards, will delight you with its diversity of landscapes. You will be accommodated every night in hotel*** and charming guesthouses.

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Bordeaux in the Medoc

Arrival at the train station or airport of Bordeaux.
Transfer by taxi to the Pian Medoc. Delivery of your bike, informations about the area and the road book, which will indicate your circuit.

Accommodation in hotel ***

Dinner at the hotel

Day 2: La “Route des Châteaux” - 35 km

Departing from Pian Medoc to Macau, the chateaux’s road goes alongside the Gironde toward Margaux, Saint-Estèphe, Moulis...wine and spirit houses are waiting for you.

The Medocan area is well known worldwide because of the name of every village and every chateau make amateurs and wine passionate dream.

One must stop in the little harbours such as St Julien in order to imagine that in times past, the “gabares” were rolling on the stream charged with barrels.

This chateaux’s road which crosses the Medoc is assuredly one of the most beautiful!

You will start your bike itinerary by crossing the vineyards of Margaux, Haut-Médoc with  strolls among some of the most well known Chateaux.

If you go on jaunt toward the estuary, you will make the most of this itinerary without any difficulty whilst encountering pleasant and diversified landscapes whatever the season. This circuit will lead you to the heart of the “Medoc rouge”, up to Moulis en Medoc. Accommodation in chaming guesthouses.

Gourmet Dinner

Circuit between stones and wine (1 / 2 day bike) This circuit within the jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion will make you travel around the eastern part of the court of Saint-Emilion vineyards and villages...

The program, estates, old stones and remarkable sceneries. You can reach Castillon la Bataille La Bataille and return by the bank of the Dordogne River.

You will stay in the same hotel the night before.

Day 6: Saint-Emilion - Bordeaux - 50 km

After passing through Branne on the Dordogne River, you will reach the bike path "Roger Lapébie" and enjoy an ideal route for a bike ride in the heart of natural landscapes, with several rest stops and water points. You will follow this pleasant track which goes to Creon, typical bastide village in the region.

You will ride through a rich architectural heritage, medieval towns, country houses, fortified mills, abbeys, Roman churches.

This track will take you to the majestic Place de la Bourse in the heart of Bordeaux. You will have an overview of the wharves, the Garonne and the stone bridge you cross a few minutes before!

Accommodation Hotel*** in Bordeaux

Day 7: Transfer to Bordeaux Train station or Airport

Plan du site

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