In the Médoc, the legend of the Château de Beychevelle, a hotbed of witchcraft

Beychevelle Castle. GUILLAUME BONNAUD / SOUTH WEST Grand Abiron, Grand Abirus, Superbiton, Superbitus, Tarnago, Farnago, Tantire bagette, Passe mantago! Another version supposes that if the barges, passing in front of the castle, lowered their sails, they answered a maritime salute and the voice of a lookout who, hailing the boat, shouted “Baysse velle! The captains … Read more

Tourism in Gironde: contemplative and gourmet walk in the Médoc polders

Tourism in Gironde contemplative and gourmet walk in the Medoc

Protected from the estuary by a dyke, these rich lands, the “mattes”, are now used to grow cereals for the cows and horses that graze nearby. The small village of Talais was until the 15th century an island between ocean and estuary. Cows and horses graze in the wet meadows Patricia Marini Mattes, palus and … Read more