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(S/E) Start at the corner of the Tourist Office and the Maison du Vin.
Take Rue des Écoles towards the Tour du Roy. At the end of this street (Route de la Porte Saint-Martin is on your left), carry on straight ahead into Rue du Couvent. Walk behind the Tour du Roy and enjoy the view from the terrace. Then carry on straight ahead, passing through the narrow passageway of the old Porte Sainte-Marie.
(1) Turn left and take the narrow alleyway. As you emerge from the alleyway, head up Rue de la Madeleine to the right. Walk past the entrance to Château Ausone and continue up the stony path.
Come out of the path at Clos La Madeleine and carry on straight ahead until you reach the ‘Stop’ sign. At the ‘Stop’ sign, carry on straight ahead towards Château Canon. At the three-way junction, opposite the cross, follow the main road to the right.
(2) At the stop sign at the bottom of the hill, turn left towards Château Angélus.
(3) Pass Château Angélus and its bells, then continue straight downhill for 1 km.
(4) When you reach the hamlet of Bord, turn right towards Château Arnaud de Jacquemeau.
At the junction, near Château Franc Mayne, turn right towards Château Laroze.
You will come to a busy road (D243).
(5) At the stop sign, turn right, then immediately left towards Château La Fleur Picon. At the first three-way junction, turn left towards Château Bezineau. At the three-way junction, go straight ahead, leaving Château Bezineau on your right. Pass through the hamlet of Fortin, following the road to the right.
(6) At the crossroads, take the road on the left towards Château La Dominique. Continue to the junction. Take care: you’ll join the D245, which you take to the right, passing Château Cheval-Blanc.
(7) At the junction with the D244, stop at the stop sign and head straight on towards Pomerol. At the stop sign by Château Certan, turn right towards Néac and Lussac.
(8) Drive past Château Pétrus and continue to the right on the main road.
After Pétrus, take the first road on the right, the Chemin de Chantecaille, towards Maillet. At the ‘give way’ sign, leave Maillet on your left and carry on straight ahead. Take care, as you’re joining the D244.
(9) At the give-way sign, turn left towards Château Corbin.
After Château Corbin, head down to the pavilion and take the first road on the right towards Château Grand Corbin Manuel; then, at the junction, turn left towards Château Grand Corbin.
(10) At the junction, pass Château Jean Voisin (on the left) and Château Chauvin (on the right) and continue straight ahead.
At the junction, turn left towards Château de Rol.
(11) At the junction, opposite the STVE sign, turn right and head uphill towards Château Moulin du Cadet. At the bottom of the hill, stop at the Stop sign and turn right to reach the village of Saint-Emilion.
(12) At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Avenue de Verdun, then turn into the second street on the left to return to the starting car park (S/E).
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