Montesquieu tourist office - Bordeaux, Pessac-Léognan, Graves.

Architecture

"Châteaux" and Residences

Our region comprises numerous wine estates called chateaux. The majority of these buildings date from the end of the XVIII century to the beginning of the XIXth. Their foundations are sometimes older, going back as far as the XIVth century.

Private properties to be visited

Château Malleret

Certain parts of the grounds, roofing, gates and frontages are listed in the inventory of Historical Monuments. Visitors (visits on appointment) are enchanted by the chateau. The unique architecture on the banks of the Garonne portrays viticultural days gone by.

Registered in the supplementary inventory of Historical Monuments, this chartreuse, built in the neoclassical style in 1772, welcomes the general public as well as French and sometimes English-speaking groups. The estate includes 12 ha grounds with an old chapel, a registered octagonal pigeonry and four hectares of vines.

Free of charge
Open every day from 2 pm to 7 pm, from Easter to 1st November. Open by appointment during the rest of the year (tel. 05 56 67 66 65).

Domaine de Grenade

Biggest rhododendrons forest in Europe. Classified « Jardins Remarquables » (Outstanding Gardens). More information at the “Montesquieu Tourist Office”. 

Domaine de Grenade. Saint SELVE. Tél : 05 56 78 50 40. contact@domainedegrenade.com

www.domainedegrenade.com

150ha estate, including :

Outstanding castle and stables in a neo-Elizabethan style, built in 1864 by the famous architect Henri Duphot.

Landscape park, classified « Jardins Remarquables » by DRAC, created by the landscape architect Bühler in the same period, including the largest rhododendrons forest in Europe.

NEW: park visits on foot or on bicycle, snack pause in the park, exposition space. Weekends and public holidays from May, 1^st to September, 30^th, + Wednesdays of May, from 10 am to 6 pm. 5 €/pers, free of charge for children under 12

Bordeaux

Fifteen minutes away from Montesquieu's land, there is Bordeaux, a city of art, culture and history, with some monuments listed by UNESCO’s World Heritage, being part of the Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle (pilgrim routes), and boasts an exceptional architectural heritage of the XVIIIth century.