Madrid, Spain
1617
Seville, Spain
1928
Toledo, Spain
around 200 BC
Cáceres, Spain
13th century
Salamanca, Spain
3rd century BC
Bilbao, Spain
14th century
Bilbao, Spain
1821
Valladolid, Spain
13th century
Granada, Spain
11th century
Úbeda, Spain
16th century
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
1499
Córdoba, Spain
1683-1687
Baeza, Spain
16th century
Camaleño, Spain
13th century
Labastida, Spain
13th century
Saint-Émilion is a picturesque medieval village renowned for its well-preserved architecture and vineyards. The town and surrounding vineyards was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, owing to its long, living history of wine-making, Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.
An oppidum was built on the hill overlooking the present-day city in Gaulish times, before the regions was annexed by Augustus in 27 BC. The Romans planted vineyards in what was to become Saint-Émilion as early as the 2nd century. In the 4th century, the Latin poet Ausonius lauded the fruit of the bountiful vine.
Because the region was located on the route of the Camino de Santiago, many monasteries and churches were built during the Middle Ages, and in 1199, while under Plantagenet rule, the town was granted full rights.