Office de Tourisme du Grand Saint-Émilionnais

Friendly staff with good knowledge of what to do. Can be quite crowded as everyone who's visiting will most likely stop here.

Fridge magnets are cheaper here than the souvenirs shop across. They are quite nice too. The souvenirs shop has more selection though.

Very helpful. It’s a long walk (uphill!) to get here from the train station but it is worth while to know who is open on what days.

Very friendly service!
If you havent been here before, make sure you follow them on FB page as they are super helpful with any questions you might be having before even coming to Saint-Émilion

Find out what there is to do in saint emilion
You can pay 9euro per person to tour the monolithic church and see St emilion's Hermitage.

Back in North Germany since one week, but it would be great to be back again in south-west France and especially Saint-Émilion. Why? I will try to explain in more detail.

During my one week journey through south-west France, i spent around three days in Saint-Émilion.

So the main reason for my journey was Saint-Émilion. Drinking alcohol/wine is not my favorite subject (but i tried a few wines and enjoyed it), so what was my motivation?

In the year 2000, a video game with the name 'Vagrant Story' was released and it impressed me in so many different aspects. Especially the general graphical/art design and atmosphere were fantastic and unique.

Around two years before the final game released, the Japanese development team visited Saint-Émilion to take their impressions back to Japan and later into the game.

As i said, the game was exceptional and when i heard that Saint-Émilion was the inspiration for many aspects of it (by far, it is not a simple 1:1 copy), i always wanted to visit this town. Now, it was possible. And it was great!

There are so many things to write about both Vagrant Story and Saint-Émilion and it absolutely fascinates me to experience the game again directly after visiting the city, but it would be too much for the moment, so i will concentrate on my visit of Saint-Émilion from now on.

The city itself with its ~ 1.800 inhabitants has a small scape, so it is possible to explore it on foot (good shoes with a profile are generally recommended). You can reach all interesting parts within minutes.

On my first evening in the city, i went to the Office de Tourisme to ask for different things ('Which parts of the city should i visit?'/'Where can i eat something nice?'/etc.) and the woman was very kind, patient and spoke good English. Great!

On my second day, i did the Monolithic Church tour (15 €) with an English speaking tour guide and it was great and very interesting. She spoke loud and clear, with very good English knowledge and of course excellent historical knowledge. And she was quite funny, too, so the tour had a positive atmosphere. Thank you so much :)

During my stay, i also visited all the other 'Must-sees' and every street at least once to get an overall impression of the history and the atmosphere of the city, so i would recommend to stay longer then just one day/a few hours to really get a feeling for everything without rushing.

For example: I enjoyed it a lot to buy some breakfast at the boulangerie in the morning and eating near the King's Tower with a view over the city and hearing the birds chirping and doing their first morning training flights. It's wonderful.

And i was also very happy to visit the Bell Tower! The first two days, i thought it is not possible to visit it during my stay, but i think i misunderstood somebody in a conversation at the hotel. Because the door of the Bell tower said 'Visit between ...' or something similiar, i went to the Office de Tourisme again and the friendly English Monolithic Church tour guide confirmed that it is possible. Nice :) It costs 2 € + your identity card to get the key for the door and then you can experience it by yourself.

I could write so much more, but for the moment, it should be fine.

During my whole journey, i met many friendly people. Also speaking English with almost all people was absolutely fine. But after a few days, i realized that my school french is also getting a bit better again.

My stay in Bordeaux was also good with many interesting, historical/cultural things to experience, but the specific charm of Saint-Émilion and some of the people i met there in combination with my video game experience with 'Vagrant Story' has left a deep impression on me.

I hope i will have the chance to visit you again (End of August/September 2023 or June 2024), probably with new questions then ;) Thank you so much and all the best for the Team.

The best place to go to find some tours to explore the town of Saint-Emilion. They offer a lot of different tours from history to wine degustation, in different languages, with very friendly and knowledgeable guides and at good prices.

Nice people in the Tourist office. Great helps for me to have day trip in the town. Thanks.

Perfect experience there on 21st June. The tour is good also. The undergroud church is amazing!!!! Heard that it is the biggest one in EU.

Incredibly helpful staff to help you select the best tours and attractions to visit. There's so much to do and see in this town.

We were told to book chateau tours in advance which saved us so much money. €15 per person and it €90+

Book your guided tour of the catacombs and church here. It's an information packed tour delivered by a well spoken français, No problems to understand. There will be about 40 people on the tour- so don't be surprised by the unsupervised brats with their parents.
It lasts 1h5m.
You'll be one of just 10% of tourists to visit the inside of the church.

Had few lovely experiences with the office. Hands down the friendliest tourist office I have visited. Agnes was very helpful and personable. I felt very welcome and well informed. Recommend visiting it.

This is the way to go. This place was so helpful. Recommend great tours very fairly priced . I would go to them before buying some tour from a stranger.

Friendly and helpful staff!

Very helpful, friendly staff (with good English for anyone with a tenuous grasp of French). They have free maps and a self-guided walking tour, and they sell tickets for the guided tour (in French or English) of the underground church.

Very helpful and kind employees, we followed all their suggestions and we had the holidays we were looking for. Thank you!

EXCELLENT TOURIST HELP IN 5 LANGUAGES.
The very helpful and pleasant staff at the Office de Tourisme, Saint Emilion, helped my daughter retrieve her expensive iPhone from a nearby restaurant whose staff had tried to steal and sell it on the black market.

So, UN GRAND MERCI A’ TOUS in Office de Tourisme, Saint Emilion. 👏

Great place to visit. Lovely town with great views. Gets very busy with coach tours

Very helpful and well-manned tourist area. They even provided info on the best châteaux and things for the children to do.

Very agreable service! Also had a really informative and pleasant tour with them. Totally recommend!

Great place to call in at, very helpful multilingual staff and free Wi-Fi. Also excellent printed tourist information, maps etc.