Mirów Castle Ruins

Bojan Arcon (3 years ago)
the only thing worth about this castle us the fact it has very nice dirth road for walking between it and castle Bobolice. Road is full of roks and nuce viewpoints. Estimated time of walk, around 1-1.5h with children. Castle is under construction and you can not enter it.

Fire is Breathing (4 years ago)
Casthe on the hill. Under restoration. Close to it there is a huge human head shape stone, you can climb on it and have great panorama

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Saint-Émilion Old Town

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.