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A resort located on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, this historic town owes its prosperity to its geographical location. The ancient Roman road, which connected Saintes to Blaye, was in use for fourteen centuries. In the 12th and 13th centuries, it was used by pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. A hospital located near the road, run by monks, provided travelers with a rest. National Route 137 was known as the "Royal Route" (an imperial route under the Empire) and dates back to the reign of Charles VIII (1483-1498). Its creation led to the establishment of hotels, inns, and stagecoach services along the road. The name Étauliers is mentioned in 1730. The railway, now removed, dates from 1888.

Located 5 km from Blaye and 50 km from Bordeaux, the commune is located on the prehistoric site discovered at the foot of the hills of “La Garde” and “Peylon”. Saint Seurin, a modern and dynamic commune, offers the services and activities of the present day (doctor, pharmacy, hotel restaurant, etc.) but has managed to retain its rural charm and winegrowers produce excellent Blaye wines, Côtes de Bordeaux.

This lake was once a swamp area. It became a recreational area between 1981 and 1984. This site is a natural area of ecological, faunal and floristic interest, where we discover vegetation specific to swamps and peat bogs, in particular typical acidophilic plants but also a multitude of invertebrates which are only found in peaty environments: spiders, dragonflies and butterflies including the Sedge Fadet; it is a biotope very favorable to the reproduction of certain amphibians, birds (Harriers, Eurasian Curlew), and mammals (European Otter and European Mink). You can swim, there are slides and boats and kayaks to rent.

Worth seeing small church in Saint-Seurin-de-Cursac.

Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, a sun terrace with a swimming pool, free bikes and a garden, Chateau Pontet d'Eyrans & Spa is located in Eyrans. All rooms have a desk and a flat-screen TV. The private bathroom is fitted with a shower, free toiletries and a hairdryer. All units include a wardrobe. A buffet or continental breakfast is served on site. A barbecue is also available. Guests can play table tennis at Chateau Pontet d'Eyrans & Spa. The area is popular with hikers and cyclists. The nearest airport is Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, 72 km from the property.

The Saint Seurin church was built in the 12th, 13th, 16th and 17th centuries, and completed in 1882. The parish dates back to the early days of Christianity, Saint Seurin, its patron saint, having been bishop of Bordeaux. The Romanesque buttresses of the bell tower and, inside the building, a checkerboard abacus and a doubleau resting on double columns, make it possible to date the initial church from the 12th or 13th century. This one is oriented differently: the portal is to the west, the chevet to the east and to the south of the facade is the bell tower, extended by a buttress in alignment. This plan was preserved until the Renaissance, when a Gothic-style collateral was built to the south of the nave. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, the church was enlarged with a sacristy to the east and a porch to the west, in front of the entrance. In 1882, a subscription was launched to finance considerable work. The side aisle, the wall of the nave, the porch, the sacristy and the flat apse are demolished. Two side aisles are attached to the nave and the whole is vaulted in plaster and briquettes. The church is reoriented, the choir passes to the west and the new sacristy to the northwest. The church of Saint Seurin houses a canvas painted in tempera dating from the middle of the 17th century, which is the presentation to Herodias of the severed head of St John the Baptist on a platter by Salomé. According to tradition, John the Baptist, cousin of Jesus because he is the son of Saint Elisabeth (Mary's cousin) retires to the desert and leads a life of mortification. He converts many pagans who come to listen to him, and he gives them, as a sign of penance, baptism in the Jordan. John is imprisoned in Machoronte by King Herod whom he blames for his bad behavior. Following a meal at the royal court, after having danced, Salomé, on the advice of her mother, asks the king for John's head. An altar in painted wood and gilding, dating from the 18th century, enriches the side chapel dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It is decorated at the corners with cherubs, and in the center with a medallion representing Saint John the Baptist seated. After the major overhaul that the Saint Seurin church underwent in the 19th century, it was enriched with a wrought iron pulpit, an exceptional work by the locksmith of the town. According to "The heritage of the municipalities of the Gironde" - Flohic editions

Pontet Castle. “Pontet is a pretty village of Eyrans located in the valley of Molinade and crossed by the road from Bordeaux to Nantes, which crosses the stream on a small bridge which earned it the name of PONTET. It was at the bottom of this village and near the stream that Mr. Aurélien PERRIER, a former merchant, had a fairly elegant castle built in 1866, consisting of a three-storey main building and covered with a Mansard roof. . On the flanks rise two hexagonal pavilions surmounted by arrows and weather vanes. In front is a gate with two turrets, a large gate, a parterre and some amenities… The Château de Pontet is an imposing wine building classified 2nd cru Bourgeois with a production of 125 barrels and it is the most elegant in the region”. Article taken from the Bordelais memorial in June 1868. Today, it now bears the name of Château Pontet d'Eyrans and has undergone a refined renovation which allows it to benefit from luxury services. All pretexts, such as a charming weekend getaway, a family reunion or the organization of a wedding, are good to taste the charms of this residence which offers you a friendly welcome, refined services and all these little attentions. intended to offer you a quality stopover (guest room, gite, SPA, hammam, jacuzzi, swimming pool, park). Magnificent and authentic 19th century castle, located in the heart of the Côtes de Blaye and Côtes de Bourg vineyards, in a green and peaceful setting, you can only appreciate the charms of this elegant residence, the old cellars and its barn. furnished.

Originally the church was a 12th century building dedicated to Saint Martial, first dependent on the canons of Saint-Romain then under the lords of Saint-Aulaye, who made it their chapel and were buried there. The church whose ceilings and walls are decorated with painted motifs has, among other things, a statue of Saint Martial in polychrome stone in the baptismal font. A white marble pulpit matches the two angels facing each other. In the center, the white Virgin, illuminated by the stained glass window in three shades of blue, seems ethereal. The 35 capitals, all different from the columns, and the medieval stained glass windows contribute to making the church of Mazion one of the most beautiful in Haute-Gironde. Having become too cramped and in poor condition, it was replaced in 1862 by a church dedicated to Notre-Dame and in the neo-Romanesque style. We can even speak of a true Romanesque style as the architects and artists wanted to recreate both outside and inside a true example of this period: some 35 different capitals are listed, and stone and marble altars, a pulpit monumental, stained glass windows created and made according to medieval techniques, statues, candelabra and a Stations of the Cross also designed identically are housed In addition, at the level of the chapel of the baptismal font, a polychrome stone statue representing Saint-Martial, dating from the 14th century, classified as an object, has been replaced The current church dates from 1860. But in 1891, the interior of the bell tower was repaired and a belfry was built thanks to the donation of an owner. In 1920, a fire destroyed part of the bell tower which was repaired in 1927 and again in 1946. In 1999, the bell tower was again damaged by the storm. This is where a generous donor comes in, Bernard Raboutet, who studied at Mazion. With former mayor René Sicaud, the Raboutet couple left at the start “to lend a hand”. In the family, we have always worked for local heritage like his father who fought for 55 years to defend the citadel of Blaye Through an association that still exists, and the town hall, very significant financial funds are provided by the couple. “With the advice of heritage architects, the skill of specialist artists in restoration, I am happy to have taken part in this human adventure and in the renovation of the church,” declared Bernard Raboutet