This lovely walk around Lussac will introduce you to the Lussac-Saint-Émilion appellation and its natural and architectural heritage.
The stages
From Place de l'Eglise, turn left into Avenue Gambetta and walk as far as the college. Go around the college to the right, following the signs for ‘Menhir de Picampeau’. Continue straight ahead (yellow-green signpost) to reach the Menhir de Picampeau on the left.
At the end, turn left. Go down the road and follow the path to the right, following the trees. Continue straight ahead along these trees. Turn right into the path between the vines. Continue straight ahead, then turn left, right and left again to join the track that leads to the D122 road.
Turn right at the crossroads. Continue for a few metres in this direction, along the D122. Turn left onto the track leading to Ch. Bellevue. At the end of the road, opposite the château, turn left.
Continue in this direction, following the tarmac track which bends to the right. At the crossroads, turn right and continue along the track until you reach the D22. At the stop sign, cross the D22. Continue straight ahead on the track that will take you to the junction with the D17.
Cross the road, turn left, then take the path through the vines on your right (follow ‘Boucle des Celtes / Lussac’). At the end, continue through the vines on your left and keep going straight ahead. At the end, turn right and walk alongside the vines. Follow the grassy path to the left. Join a tarmac track on the right. Leave this track by taking the first turning on the left (green signpost). Continue straight ahead to the end of the path, opposite one of the entrance gates to Ch. La Tour Ségur.
Opposite the gate, turn left and continue along this road until you reach the next crossroads. Then turn right (green signpost). Continue along this track until it meets a ‘Stop’ sign at the junction with the D122. Cross the main road and continue along the track opposite to the next crossroads.
Turn right. Take the first turning on the right and continue in this direction. At the D21, turn right. Go straight on and take the next turning on your right towards Ch. Pichon.
Continue along this track and then take the first tarmac road on the left. Continue straight ahead until you reach the D122.
Turn left. Go straight on, then take the next tarmac track on the right. Take the dirt track on your right through the vineyard. At the end of the track, turn left, then take the second dirt track to the left. At the end, turn right and continue straight on along the Ch. de Lussac. Join the D122 and the village on your left.
Grand Saint-Emilionnais Tourist Office
Le Doyenné - Place des Créneaux
33330 SAINT-EMILION
