Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
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.
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The Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion is a cultural landscape dedicated to winemaking. The Romans planted vineyards in what was to become Saint-Émilion as early as the 2nd century AD. Saint-Émilion is one of the four principal red wine areas of Bordeaux. Most of the vine-related monuments date from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The towns in this region hold a number of historic monuments. They include:
- the Pierrefitte menhir
- the Monolithic Church and the Collegiate Church of Saint-Emillion
- various wine chateaus
The area is also on the Pilgrimage Route to Santiago de Compostela, from which it derived great prosperity.
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