The surrounding area
Discover the natural and architectural riches of Gironde through 39 must-see tours.
La Sauternaise, located in the very heart of Sauternes, on the Graves and Sauternes Bordeaux wine route, is an address to be shared by connoisseurs... a gentle, chic home where you can relax for a few days (hammam, sauna, balneotherapy or hydromassage, depending on the room), discover the gastronomy of the southwest, the great terroirs and the great wines of Bordeaux, or discover the natural and architectural riches of the Gironde.
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39 must-see tours and activities around Sauternes:
À less than 100 m,
From May to September, the Sauternes Tourist Office offers adult mountain bikes and VTCs for hire by the half-day, day or even a week or more!week or more!
Don't forget to reserve them!
✔ 1/2 day 1 day : 8 € / 1 day 15 €
✔ 2 days: €25 / additional day: €10
✔ 1 week: €75 / 15 days: €130
À mens of 100 m,
Church classée Saint Pierre Es Liens de Sauternes.
The medallion of the high altar is in white marble and depicts the angel breaking the bonds of SaintPeter in his prison. The medallion on the Virgin's altar in white marblec is a gift from Eugène de Lur Saluces. It depicts the Annunciation.
À 500 m,
Château d'Arche, second Grand Cru Classé in 1855, walking tour punctuated by educational panels scattered throughout the vineyards (French, English, Chinese). Reception room for weddings.
À 800 m,
Château Guiraud, 1er Grand Cru Classé in 1855, the only one certified in Agriculture Biologique, an exceptional 128-hectare terroir located entirely in the commune of Sauternes, tours, botanical walks...
7/7 by appointment. Owned by Messrs Planty, Bernard, Von Neipperg and Peugeot.
À 900 m,
Château Filhot, second Grand Cru Classé in 1855, magnificent 19th-century neoclassical château, English-style park created by landscape gardener Fisher in 1845, listed 16th-century dovecote... Property of Count Gabriel de Vaucelles.
À 1400 m,
Château Rayne Vigneau,1er Grand Cru Classé en 1855, original approach with a tasting in the trees, eqEscape Vineyard" treasure hunt...7 days a week by appointment. Owned by the Trésor du Patrimoine group, headed by Vincent Labergerede.
À 1500 m,
Le Clos Haut Peyraguey, 1er Grand Cru Classé in 1855. Peyraguey, whose name means hill, is an ancient barony acquired in the 18th century by the president of the Bordeaux parliament. Owned by Bernard Magrez.
À 2000 m,
Château d'Yquem elevated to the rank of the one and only 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur in 1855. Come and travel through 400 years of history, discovering a House of art and craftsmanship that gives birth to a rare wine, 7 days a week by appointment. Owned by Bernard Arnault, LVMH.
À 2200 m,
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, its "Maisons Rouges" plot, was a Roman stopover... The oldest stones of the surrounding wall and the entrance porch are conoldest monuments in Bommes, dating from the 13th century. Property of Sylvio Denz, Lalique.
À 3000 m,
Discover the Ciron, a tributary of the Garonne which rises at the eastern end of the Landes de Gascogne, cuts its gorge from Préchac to Villandraut, then flows into the Garonne at the Port de Barsac. The contrast in temperature between the two waters favors the appearance of morning fog, which is partly responsible for the development of the Garonne.
Botrytis cinerea...
Gives its rich aromas to Sauternes and Barsac wines. A beech forest whose age has been estimated at over 40,000 years by carbon-14 analysis!
For the more sporty: adventure park, tree climbing and canoeing...
Less than 25 km away - 10 to 30 minutes
8 km - 10 minutes
Château de Malle in Preignac, with its unique collection of 18th-century silhouettes. Italian gardens with mythological sculptures and country scenes.country scenes. Tasting of Château de Malle, Grand Cru Classé 1855 Sauternes, Château de Cardaillan, Graves rouge, and M de Malle, Graves sec.
9 km - 12 minutes
Château Fort de Roquetaillade and its uniquely furnished interiors, listed as a Monument Historique, France's "masterpiece" by Viollet-le-Duc, the famous French architect known for his medieval restorations (Carcassonne and Pierrefonds). He inspired Art Nouveau.
11 km - 13 minutes
Château de Villandraut, fortified palace of Pope Clement V, 14th-century polychromy, sculpted keystones, magnificent floor tiles. Baroque festivals, Festival of Fools, Art exhibitions, Theater, night visits, Fireworks...
12 km away - 15 minutes
The start of the Landes de Gascogne Regional Nature Park, and just a short distance away, the Hostens nature reserve and its 5 lakes: hiking, mountain biking, swimming, fishing and water sports.
13 km away - 15 minutes
The medieval town of Saint-Macaire on the banks of the Garonne River boasts a magnificent heritage: the church of Saint Sauveur with its 14th-century murals, the Priory, the Place du Mercadiou, the ramparts and the surrounding gates. Discover traces of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance...
14 km - 16 minutes
The Collegiate Church of Uzeste, on the road to Santiago de Compostela, has housed the tomb of Bertrand de Got, Pope Clement V, since 1314.
On the still visible Romanesque foundations of the 12th century, the nave and the gothic choir were built in the 14th century.
À 13 km - 17 minutes
The François Mauriac Center at the Château de Malagar, labeled Maison des Illustres, shares with you the universe and intimacy of the Nobel Prize winner for Literature. Exhibition room in the former red wine cellar. Visit the park. Literary walks on foot or by minibus.
15 km - 17 minutes
Swinging in Graves and Sauternes! Golf de St Pardon de Conques, at the edge of the lake of Seguin, unfolds its fairway in a magnificent green park. 15 covered driving ranges, lit at night, at your disposal (5 on concrete and 10 on synthetic turf). 18-hole course, clubhouse, restaurant.
15 km - 20 minutes
Bastide de Cadillac and its Château, featuring French ceilings, painted shutters and monumental French fireplaces. Vine and wine museum in a superb Carthusian monastery.
16 km - 21 minutes
Sainte Croix du Mont, with its vineyards and unique geological site featuring oyster fossils dating back 22 million years. The Château de Tastes was rebuilt after the Hundred Years' War, at the limit of the 15th and 16th centuries...
À 17 km - 22 minutes
Château de Malromé purchased by Countess Adèle de Toulouse Lautrec. His son, the famous painter and lithographer Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, made frequent visits to Malromé and painted tirelessly... He died there on September 9, 1901, and is buried in the village cemetery in Verdelais.
19 km away - 25 minutes
Canal de Garonne (birth of the famous Canal du MidThe village of Castets en Dorthe owes its name to the Château du Hamel (visit by appointment), which dominates the valley just opposite the Eiffel bridge.
23 km - 24 minutes
Château Royal de Cazeneuve, jewel of the Dukes of Albret, furnished in period style. In this property of Henri IV, where Queen Margot stayed, great history and little meet. The 40-hectare park with its exceptional English-style gardens, designed in the mid-19th century and featuring trees over a hundred years old, is classified Natura 2000.
20 km - 22 minutes
Bazas, fortified town with ramparts and monumental gates. Cathedral listed as a World Heritage Site under the cultural property "Les Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle en France". Gastronomic speciality of Aquitaine: Bazas beef. Saturday morning market.
25 to 50km - 30 minutes to 1 hour
32 km away - 30 minutes
Château de La Brède, built in the 14th century. Originally a Gothic-style fortified castle, surrounded by a moat and equipped with a defensive system... On January 18, 1689, Charles Louis de Secondat, future Baron de La Brède and de Montesquieu, was born here. The writer and thinker wrote most of his works here.
35 km - 40 minutes
The Abbaye de la Sauve Majeure is a former Catholic monastery and a masterpiece of Romanesque art.olic convent, a masterpiece of Romanesque art, built between the 11th and 13th centuries, famous for its exceptional capitals, sculptures and remains.
Surrounded by a large meadow and beautiful trees, in the heart of the Entre-deux-Mers region, the abbey takes its name from the "Silva Major": the great forest.
38 km - 35 minutes
Domaine de Chevalier, Grand Cru Classé de Graves Pessac Leognan, is a cru d'excellence that rivals the finest Bordeaux wines, a sort of secret garden away from the media spotlight. "Only a great terroir can produce a great wine...". When I introduce Domaine de Chevalier, I like to start with these words...confides owner Olivier Bernard.
39 km away - 35 minutes
Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Grand Cru Classé Pessac Leognan. "We do our utmost to ensure that each vintage, whether red or white, lives up to the quality of our magnificent terroir, through an increasingly organic and lively management of our vineyard and a slow, natural vinification of our grapes.
Daniel and Florence Cathiard, owners.
À 44 km - 40 minutes
Bordeaux, the world's wine capital, is a surprising city... Let yourself be carried away by a boat tour, take the whole family to see the water mirror, stroll through the heart of the public gardens, visit the majestic Pey Berland tower, admire the Grand Théâtre, which has been shining for over three centuries, discover the Musée d'Aquitaine, one of the largest history museums in France, and enjoy the unique atmosphere of old Bordeaux.
49km away - 55 minutes
Vignobles Von Neipperg: "The natural balance of the vine is a capital to be preserved. It's the key to making a pure, unique wine. I work on a luxury product with the care of a craftsman: I make sure that the wine is raised with love and attention. Wine comes from life. Each wine reflects the vibration we give it.
Stephan von Neipperg, owner.
À 50 km - 1h
Saint-Emilion, a World Heritage Site, boasts a monumental array of buildings (hermitage, monolithic church, collegiate church, archbishop's palace, plush apartment blocks and remnants of fortifications), winding lanes (called "tertres") and shady squares, and is renowned for its vineyards and macaroons.
50 to 100 km - 1h to 1h30
58 km away - 1h05
With its deep, brilliant red color, Château La Dominique combines the generosity of Saint-Emilion with the sap of Pomerol.
Its intense nose is characterized by seductive aromas of ripe fruit combined with subtle hints of spice. In many vintages, notes of truffle, liquorice, pepper or undergrowth complete the aromatic palette.
61 km away - 1h05
Château l'Evangile in Pomerol: it's one of those mysteries of geology that, to the south-east of the Pomerol plateau, a curious accident brings a long stretch of gravel to the surface. Three vineyards share this rare land, including L'Evangile, which is bordered to the north by the vines of Château Pétrus, and is separated to the south from Cheval Blanc in Saint-Emilion only by a secondary road...
62 km away - 1h05
19th-century Château Michel de Montaigne of Violet Leduc inspiration, with its beautiful slate roofs and a blend of medieval, Renaissance and neo-Gothic styles. A major place of pilgrimage, at the gateway to Bergerac and St. Emilion, where Montaigne spent "most of the days of his life, and most of the hours of the day" meditating, thinking and writing his Essais.
77 km - 1h10
Today's Château Margaux is in the Palladian style and was built between 1810 andt 1816. The cellars, 100 m long and 23 m wide, feature a fine oak framework supported by Doric columns. They are listed as historic monuments.
À 85 km - 1h10
La dune du Pyla, unique in the world.
Despite numerous past attempts to stabilize it, the Pilat Dune remains mobile and "rolls" on itself. Its movement, favored by the scarcity of vegetation, continues as long as the wind brings sand. As a result, it moves irregularly between 1 and 5 m per year towards the forest. Fixation is no longer an option.
87 km away - 1h10
Arcachon, whose famous basin is the only one to interrupt the 250 km-long dune belt of the Côte d'Argent, which stretches from the Gironde estuary to the Adour river. It is largely open to the Atlantic Ocean via the passes and constitutes a small inland sea of 155 km² at high tide and 40 km² at low tide. Don't forget to try the oysters!
100 km away - 1h30
Pauillac, its prestigious wines, its salt-meadow lamb raised under the mother, the Gironde estuary. And to keep you on your toes: grenier médocain, the local andouillette, asparagus from the sands of the Landes, hazelnuts coated in granulated sugar, vine shoots from the Médoc, fine mint or orange chocolate sticks...
