Address book · on foot, by bike, by car
Morning bread, the Sunday market, a table for the evening, a château for a tasting, bikes for the greenway: our favourite places around the villa, the ones we give our friends. The complete, up-to-date list awaits you on the tablet in the kitchen.
At a glance
On foot
bakery, Sunday market, supermarket, restaurants, pharmacy
10 min
Bouliac and the right bank: Le Saint-James, the big stores
15 min
Créon: the Wednesday market, the bike station, the Roger-Lapébie path
20 min
Bordeaux: the Capucins market, the Cité du Vin, the quays
In the village, on foot
Everything you need without getting back in the car
Bakery · pastry
Voyages Gourmands
Artisan bakery, pastry and chocolate shop, open every day: morning bread, Sunday croissants, cakes for tea time. A few minutes’ walk from the villa.
Market
The Sunday market
Every Sunday morning, from 7 am to 1 pm, on place du Docteur-Dejean: greengrocer, fishmonger, rotisserie, cheesemonger, wine merchant. Enough to fill the XXL kitchen for the week.
Supermarket
Super U
The village supermarket, with a good selection of local products and regional wines, a petrol station and an EV charger. Click-and-collect to order before you arrive.
Bar · brasserie
Le Jep’s
The village bar-tabac is also a brasserie: coffee in the morning, dish of the day at lunch, tapas and beers in the evening, on the terrace. Our address for dinner without getting back in the car.
Italian
La Casa Italienne
Pizzas and Italian cooking, to eat in or take away: the address for pool evenings, when nobody wants to cook.
Services
Pharmacy, doctors, post office
Pharmacy, medical practice, bank, post office and hairdressers are in the village centre, on foot. Duty pharmacy: 3237; emergencies: 15 or 112.
Tables and markets nearby
For dinner, a market lunch or a special occasion
Camarsac · a few minutes
La Bonne Table, at Château de Camarsac
At the foot of the château, seasonal cooking made with produce from the farm and neighbouring growers; open Friday to Monday, booking advised. The château also offers tastings of its wines.
Bouliac · 10 min
Le Saint-James
On the heights of Bouliac, facing Bordeaux: the Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurant for a special occasion, and its bistronomic table for a simpler lunch with the same view.
Créon · 15 min
The Wednesday market
On Wednesday mornings, the bastide town of Créon hosts one of the big markets of the Entre-deux-Mers: growers, poultry, cheeses, plants and flowers. Combine it with a ride on the Roger-Lapébie path.
Bordeaux · 20 min
The Capucins market
The “belly of Bordeaux”, Tuesday to Sunday morning: oysters from the Bay to eat on the spot, cheeses, spices, fresh produce. Then walk the quays to place de la Bourse.
Days out and activities
By bike, in the vineyards, by the water
The Créon bike station
At the old Créon railway station, right on the Roger-Lapébie path: classic and electric bikes for hire by the half-day or day, child seats and trailers. The greenway is flat and shaded, ideal with children.
La Sauve-Majeure abbey
A Romanesque masterpiece on the World Heritage list, twenty minutes away: the tower, the carved capitals, the garden. An hour’s visit, to combine with Créon.
Saint-Émilion and its monolithic church
The church carved into the rock can only be visited with the tourist office: book your slot before you set off. Then the lanes, the Tour du Roy and a tasting at a château.
Bordeaux: the Cité du Vin and the water mirror
The Cité du Vin, place de la Bourse and its water mirror, the quays by bike: Bordeaux in a day, by car or on bus 470 from the village.
The Dune du Pilat and the Bay
An hour away: Europe’s highest dune, the oyster huts of the Bay, calm beaches for children. Leave early on summer weekends.
The châteaux of the Entre-deux-Mers
Tastings by appointment at the family estates around the villa: ask us for our current addresses, they change with the seasons and the harvest.
Practical
Getting around, charging, in case of need
- Hiring a car: U Location a few minutes from the villa, or the rental desks at Saint-Jean station and the airport
- Charging an electric car: charger on the property, charger at the village Super U
- Regional coaches 470 (express), 472 and 474 to Bordeaux, stop in the village
- Taxi and ride-hailing: about twenty minutes from Saint-Jean station, thirty-five from the airport
- Emergencies: 15 (ambulance), 18 (fire brigade), 112; duty pharmacy: 3237
- On the tablet in the kitchen: the complete, up-to-date list, with opening hours and numbers
Frequently asked questions
The addresses, in practice
Where do we buy bread in the morning?
At the Voyages Gourmands bakery, a few minutes’ walk away, open every day from early morning. On Sundays, the market on place du Docteur-Dejean fills the rest of the basket.
Can we have dinner in the village without a car?
Yes: Le Jep’s (brasserie, tapas) and La Casa Italienne (Italian, pizzas) are within walking distance. For a special table, La Bonne Table in Camarsac and Le Saint-James in Bouliac are a few minutes by car.
Where can we hire bikes?
At the Créon bike station, fifteen minutes away, right on the Roger-Lapébie cycle path: classic and electric bikes, child seats, trailers.
Your dates, our addresses
Book your dates, and find the full list — opening hours included — on the kitchen tablet when you arrive.