Fort Médoc
#1657 among destinations in France
Facts and practical information
Fort Médoc is a fort built by Vauban, nearby Cussac-Fort-Médoc, in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The earthworks were started in 1689 and construction of the fort itself in 1691. ()
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Fort Médoc – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Château Beychevelle, Château Chasse-Spleen, Château des Rudel, Château Saint-Pierre.
Winery, Forts and castlesChâteau Beychevelle, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
73 min walk • Château Beychevelle is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of ten Quatrièmes Crus in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. The chateau makes a second label wine called Amiral de Beychevelle.
Art gallery, Winery, Wine barChâteau Chasse-Spleen, Moulis-en-Médoc
81 min walk • Château Chasse-Spleen is a winery in the Moulis-en-Médoc appellation of the Bordeaux region of France, just north-west of Margaux. Château Chasse-Spleen was selected as one of six Crus Exceptionnels in the Cru Bourgeois classification of 1932, and through later revisions until the annulment of the classification in 2007.
Forts and castlesChâteau des Rudel, Blaye
56 min walk • The Château des Rudel is a château in Blaye, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Forts and castlesChâteau Saint-Pierre
81 min walk • Château Saint-Pierre is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of ten Quatrièmes Crus Classés in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
Winery, Forts and castlesChâteau Gruaud-Larose, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
84 min walk • Château Gruaud-Larose is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. It is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of fifteen Deuxièmes Crus in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
ChurchBasilica of Saint-Romain, Blaye
58 min walk • The Basilica of Saint-Romain, Blaye, was an important Merovingian basilica, the resting-place of Charibert II, a son of Clotaire II who was briefly king of Aquitaine from 629 to his death in 632, and of his son.
Forts and castles, Historical place, HospitalCitadelle de Blaye, Blaye
55 min walk • The citadel of Blaye is a military complex of 25 hectares built between 1685 and 1689 by the military engineer François Ferry, director general of the fortifications of Guyenne, under the supervision of Vauban.
Winery, Wine toursChâteau Langoa-Barton, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
95 min walk • Château Langoa-Barton is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Langoa-Barton is also the name of the red wine produced by this property. The wine produced here was classified as one of fourteen Troisièmes Crus in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
Wine tours, WineryChâteau Branaire-Ducru, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
75 min walk • Château Branaire is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Branaire is also the name of the main red wine produced by this property and which was classified as one of the ten 'Fourth Growths' in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
Winery, Wine toursChâteau Labégorce Zédé, Margaux
95 min walk • The winery of what was formerly known separately as Château Labégorce-Margaux and Château Labégorce-Zédé lies in the commune of Margaux in the Médoc region in the département of Gironde. In 2005, the two wines were consolidated under the name Château Labégorce, while Zédé de...
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