Local restaurants
A lively wine bar and restaurant on St-Emilion's rue du Clocher, L'Envers du Décor (+33 (0)5 57 74 48 31) offers one of the most comprehensive and highly esteemed wine cards in France, as well as generous helpings of local specialities, such as foie gras and confit. Worth visiting for its terrace views alone, Le Bistrot du Clocher is a pretty restaurant next to the church tower, at 3 place du Clocher, St-Emilion (+33 (0)5 57 74 43 04). Chai Pascal is a relaxed wine bar and eatery, with laidback staff, the most luscious local wines and tempting cheese, smoked salmon and charcuterie platters, at 37 rue Guadet, St-Emilion (+33 (0) 5 57 24 52 45).
Worth getting out of bed for
15 minutes' walk from the hotel, the little town of St-Emilion well rewards an afternoon's wandering, with a smattering of Romanesque churches and mediaeval ruins to explore. Vignobles & Châteaux, on rue de Clocher, runs a daily wine school if you want to take your tasting to another level (www.vignobleschateaux.com).
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From the Guestbook…
I'm sure there are many fantastic wine shops in St Emillion but the one we stumbled accross was exceptional! They had a very large range (quite a lot of old wines) with varied pric...
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