BORDEAUX WINE REGION: the stunning town Saint-Émilion & the MOST BEAUTIFUL area in France

The best wines in the world. One of the most scenic places in France. Welcome to the Bordeaux region. Visit the historical town, Saint-Emilion, with me. Ride through fascinating vineyards and get charmed by France's fairytale beauty, La Vie et Belle. When in France, have some croissants. Starting our day the French way, we took off in better weather than on our arrival. Good morning, everyone. Yesterday ended with this terrible rain, and today the weather at least looks a bit better. Let's hope it's gonna stay like this. Our goal for this day was to head west, always direction to the famous vine region, Bordeaux. On our way, we enjoyed a beautiful ride through the Livredois-Fauré Regional Park, rode over the mountain pass, Colle de la Loge, and enjoyed the beautiful views on the countryside. I really don't want to jinx it, and it's actually quite beautiful here with this fog and these small roads, but I think it might start to rain again soon. Temperature, meanwhile, dropped again to 12 degrees, which is super cold for August. And yeah, I just feel the rain is coming. Of course, I wish that my visionary mind would have been wrong this time, but right after the cute town Augerolles, it really started to rain again. And if it rains, it pours. Not nice at all. Not nice. Rain again. So my travel partner has one big skill. To be honest, that's the only reason why I travel with him, and that's looking at the weather forecast. Actually, it's not really his skill, but he has a very good weather app with a weather radar that told us that these clouds will be hanging here in the area more or less the whole day. So we decided that we will travel west now as fast as possible to escape the rain. From Livradois-Faurie Regional Park, we rode to Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne, with 3,897 square kilometers, one of France's largest regional natural parks. Near the Puy-de-Saint-Cyr volcano, the mountain village Le Mont-d'Or is a real paradise for hikers during summertime, skiers in the wintertime, and it is also a famous thermal resort. It luckily stopped raining now, but we decided to get back on bigger roads to cover some distance to really escape the not-so-good weather in this part of France and hopefully make it to the more sunny Bordeaux area today. After a day of rain, my fingers look like this from the gloves. Very nice. And lunch is this here today. No romantic restaurant because we're all wet and just want to get something to eat. Welcome to the Bordeaux region. We just drove on the autobahn for a few hours and now it's afternoon and we soon will look for a place to stay. France is so pretty. Do you see all these nice houses here? There is this certain style of architecture that you find here in the area and all new buildings are built according to some regulated laws. That's why all houses here look so pretty because they need to be built them in a certain way. So no, it's not just movies that show that France looks like this. France really looks like this in reality. Here the famous vineyards start and what do you guys think? I would really prefer to stay in a vineyard tonight or in a chateau in a castle. Or best case in both combined, let's see if my princess dreams can become reality and what we can find because everything is quite booked because of holiday season here in Europe. If my travel partner's biggest talent is reading the weather radar, mine is navigating and finding little gems where you literally can live the best life. The boutique hotel Chateau de Palanque is actually not a real historic castle but definitely like a place out of a French movie. It's surrounded by 12 hectares of vines, has the most dreamy gardens to have dinner or breakfast in with many ingredients from their own vegetable garden. And Chateau de Palanque has a stunning 360-degree panorama on the famous Saint-Emilion and Castillon vineyards. Oh no, there's a lost drone. You think it's okay? I think so. Good morning from beautiful Bordeaux area. We just recovered the drone that I flew into a bush. But look at this beautiful morning. After rescuing the drone, we had really earned our breakfast in paradise. When in France, this is what you do. Or, in my opinion, maybe even better, this here. Chocolat. Not bad. And guys, don't you worry. It was a pleasure to suffer through all the horrible French breakfast options. Of course, I did this just for you and for the channel. Good morning from the Bordeaux wine region. We are heading now to one of the most famous places here in Bordeaux when it comes to wine and, I guess, as well to sightseeing. So, stay tuned. We are heading to the village Saint-Emilion now, which is one of the most famous and, as well, supposed to be one of the most scenic places here in the whole Bordeaux region. But first, we will take a few detours. I want to see a bit more of all the vineyards here. Saint-Emilion plays an important role in the history of Bordeaux and the region. The history of wine in Saint-Emilion can be traced to the third century B.C., when the Romans planted the first vines in the region. Wine enthusiasts don't need an introduction to the Bordeaux region of France and Saint-Emilion, though. The area has long gained a reputation as one of the greatest vine regions in the whole world. And most visitors and tourists come for the beautiful surroundings, the historical castles and wineries, and for the fantastic vines itself alike. The best way to visit the historic chateaus and vineyards of Saint-Emilion? Just drive around, stop at the chateaus and wineries, taste their wines, and buy some wine directly from where it's made. But most important, just enjoy the picturesque surroundings. Look over there, I think that's Saint-Emilion. I'm so curious to visit now. It already looks pretty cool from a distance. Saint-Emilion attracts more than a million tourists every year. It's one of the most beautiful and fascinating villages in France, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage. The village got its name from a monk named Emilion, who arrived to the little town in the 8th century in search of a quiet, simple life. He lived in a little cave, receiving the many followers who traveled all the way to Saint-Emilion to get his blessing. In the following decades, many religious orders moved to Saint-Emilion and built their churches and convents, which explains the abundance of religious buildings in such a small village. The city became an important landmark for many of the pilgrims following the Camino de Santiago pilgrim way to Spain. The monolithic church is the most impressive monument of Saint-Emilion. And yes, it is inspired by the cave that the monk Emilion lived in. This was very nice. What a cute little town. I really wished we could have stayed here, but everything was booked. So if you travel here in the main season, pre-book your hotels if you want to stay here in town or in this area. Yes, it's really so pretty. I don't even know what else to say. We are really enjoying the last small roads here in the Bordeaux area. And then we're gonna head to Spain today. Did you like the visit of the Bordeaux region in France? Give this video a thumbs up and leave a comment if you enjoy having a glass of wine every now and then too. Next week, we will take a short break of this journey because I have a very special Christmas episode for you. I will take you with me to St. Moritz and the Engadin Valley in Switzerland and show you a real winter wonderland. Tune in next Thursday to celebrate Christmas with gut to go.