Guided tour of the medieval city

Name: Visite guidée de la cité médiévale
Start: 2022-09-17T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Enceinte fortifiée de Saint-Macaire

Take a guided walking tour of the medieval village of Saint-Macaire! An exceptional circuit in the old town to discover its rich past as a merchant city.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

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Take a guided walking tour of the medieval village of Saint-Macaire! An exceptional circuit in the old town to discover its rich past as a merchant city.

You will discover the architectural riches of the merchant’s houses, the market square, its ramparts, its fortified doors and the church of Saint-Sauveur with its wall paintings dating from the 14th century and representing among others the Apocalypse, the Annunciation, Saint-James the Major and Saint Catherine.

À propos du lieu

Enceinte fortifiée de Saint-Macaire

8 rue du Canton, 33490 Saint-Macaire

Gironde
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

This medieval city was very important in the 14th century! His relations with England earned him the status of "Royal City of England" in 1341\. In fact, it was Saint-Macaire, a true merchant city, that had the «wine privilege», that is to say the toll on cadurcian wine.