September 2026

Saturday 19
- 11:00 - 12:00
Sunday 20
- 11:00 - 12:00

Le Doyenné - Office de Tourisme de Saint-Émilion

15 Rue du Clocher, 33330 Saint-Émilion, France

Gironde

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Visit for child/family of Saint-Emilion "Pierre, the stonemason"

Name: Visit for child/family of Saint-Emilion "Pierre, the stonemason"
Start: 2026-09-19T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Le Doyenné - Office de Tourisme de Saint-Émilion

Tales and legends for children aged 6 to 12

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19 and 20 September

Conditions

Single adult/child rate: 10 €. Reservation required.

Tales and legends for children aged 6 to 12
Take your children on a fun and educational journey of discovery thanks to the different elements of the Saint-Émilionnais heritage.
On the program for the Heritage Days 2026:
Pierre, the stonemason
Are you ready to turn back time? So let’s go! Your guide leads you to meet Pierre, a young boy, who lived in the Middle Ages at Saint-Émilion. Thanks to its history, you will discover the role of fortifications in a medieval town as well as that of dimension stone ... because yes, limestone played a very important role here.
Immersion in the life of a child in the Middle Ages and guaranteed time travel: something to make dream young and old!

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 11:00 - 12:00
Sunday 20
- 11:00 - 12:00

Additionnal information

Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

About the location

Le Doyenné - Office de Tourisme de Saint-Émilion

15 Rue du Clocher, 33330 Saint-Émilion, France

Gironde

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Around the year 733, the hermit Emilian, come from Brittany, gathered around him a number of disciples who lived under the rule of Saint-Augustin and dug a monolithic church. At the end of the 9th century, the Normans devastated this first monastery. In 1080, it is in the hands of a layman, Olivier, viscount of Castillon. The archbishop of Bordeaux urged the latter to abandon his rights over the church and established in this place canons who were to live cloistered. In 1110, the monks were placed under the rule of Saint Benedict. The monolithic church was abandoned and a first chapel built on the top of the plateau. In the 12th century, the monks built a church and cloisters, as well as convent buildings including shops, cellars, guest rooms, refectory, dormitory, cells, all forming the deanery. Of this important ensemble, only the south and west wings are most visible, the east wing being included in recent constructions. In the 15th century, the building was rebuilt and pierced with

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