Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion World Heritage Site

Official name

Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion | UNESCO

Country

France | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Department of the Gironde, Region of Aquitaine
44.8947° Lat, 0.1552° Lon | Map

Code

932

Time Zone

Europe/Paris (CET, +0100)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1999. Viticulture was introduced to this fertile region of Aquitaine by the Romans, and intensified in the Middle Ages. The Saint-Emilion area benefited from its location on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and many churches, monasteries and hospices were built there from the 11th century onwards. It was granted the special status of a 'jurisdiction' during the period of English rule in the 12th century. It is an exceptional landscape devoted entirely to wine-growing, with many fine historic monuments in its towns and villages.