St Emilion, France
Yes, today we are in the town of Saint Emilion, 30 km away from Bordeaux. The reason we are here is because this is a town protected by UNESCO in 1999 . The history of the town dates back to 30,000 years ago. This is a city famous for its wines and vineyards. That’s why it attracts so many tourists here. When you come here, you can visit the old buildings and vineyards of the city . The name Saint Emilion comes from a priest named Emilion in the seventh century. The reason for this is that there was a priest named Emilion at the time and he established a bakery and distributed bread to the poor. Of course, one of the city’s elders sees his car carrying this bread and asks what happened, and he says there is wood. He doesn’t want to say it’s bread. There is such a legend that when they open it and look at it, the bread actually turns into wood. That’s why Emilion is very famous around here and they give the name of this city as Saint Emilion. It is known that wine has been produced here for almost the twentieth year during the Roman period . Now we will visit the Maison du Vin wine house. Meanwhile, we come across retro motorcycles of the French Peugeot brand. Yes, one of the famous foods of this place is Macaron and Canelet. It is very famous especially for this region. We are next to a historical bakery, where production takes place, but I think it is closed today. You can see small boutiques selling wine like this everywhere in the streets. Now we are in front of the largest underground church in Europe. It is a church dating back to the 11th century and was completely carved into the rock. There is also a bell tower that is 53 meters high. In 1999, the entire Saint Emilion, including this church, was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We left Saint Emilion and headed towards the castle where our friends were among the grape gardens . We will get there after about a 15- minute drive. See you there! If you only knew where these places are going. This is the biggest gallery of this kind in the entire industry. Now, for example, if I take you from here, there will be literally flowing water in the future. There are water resources. The reason why it is a quarry is because for the first time there is a big crisis in this sector and they cannot make wine due to an illness. They mine stones to earn their living, it turns into a quarry from here. But as I said, the first case starts in the 1200s and 1300s. I’ll show you something here . Will we be able to see? It is slightly visible here. So you can understand Do you see this? This is the water sewer. Do you see this shape opposite? – Yes, there is also the opposite. -Look from here before you open it, can you see? -Yes -They bring water from 5 km away to the village we are in. They literally built a sewer into the rocks by natural means.