Situé au cœur du vignoble bordelais, Sauveterre-de-Guyenne est une Bastide anglaise fondée en 1281 par Édouard 1er d’Angleterre.
De l'ancienne Bastide subsistent la place centrale à arcades et quatre portes d'enceinte classées. À mi-chemin entre Saint-Emilion et Sauternes, Sauveterre est le Chef lieu du plus important canton viticole de l’Entre-Deux-Mers.
Custom route
Custom route
6 Créon / Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
The route continues along the former railway line, recalled by converted stations and railway-crossing houses. A detour to La Sauve is well worth it to admire the historic Abbey of La Sauve-Majeure. Enter Sauveterre-de-Guyenne via one of its splendid old gateways to make for the arcaded central square, at the heart of the bastide fortified town created in 1281.
7 Sauveterre / Canal de Garonne
In the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers area – between the two rivers, the Garonne and Dordogne, nicknamed ‘seas’ – you cross an ocean of vines! The terrain is hillier here. You join the Canal de Garonne at La Réole. This town conceals a few treasures behind its ramparts. In its maze of little streets, don’t miss the 13th-century church of St-Pierre, nor the esplanade next to a former Benedictine Abbey which offers a fine view over the Garonne Valley.