Bike loop: Churches and castles in Lussacais in SAINT-EMILION

Distance: 30 km

Departure: LUSSAC

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by bike Duration: 3:00 Difficulty : Easy-to-use

Bike loop: Churches and castles in Lussacais

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Through the Puisseguin and Lussac Saint-Emilion appellations, or Castillon and Francs Côtes de Bordeaux, discover the churches and castles of Lussac.
For the bravest, the loop is 32 km through St-Philippe d'Aiguille. You can avoid the hilly detour via St-Philippe by directly joining St-Cibard (point n°12). The small loop is 26 km.

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Animals accepted: yes

Points of interest

Château et église de Monbadon

Castle and church of Monbadon

Romanesque church of Saint-Philippe d'Aiguille

Château Puyfromage and its dovecote

Church of Saint-Martin de Francs

Castle of Franks

Church of Our Lady of Tayac

Former abbey of Cornemps

Saint-Pierre church in Petit-Palais

Your itinerary

LUSSAC

Getting to the starting point

Departure from the church of Lussac

From the church of Lussac, take Rue Thiers. At the crossroads turn right towards Puisseguin.

Step 2

On leaving Lussac at the Renault garage, turn right towards Moulin Blanc and Moulin Noir. Keep going straight ahead.

Step 3

At the D244 stop sign (Château Cassat on your right), turn left then the 1st right.

Step 4

Take the 1st right before entering Puisseguin. Cross the place called Guillotin by following the road which branches off to the left.

Step 5

At the next intersection after Guillotin, turn left and immediately right into rue Jean Poitou.

Step 6

At the give way, turn right towards the village of Puisseguin.

Step 7

Pass in front of the Château Beauséjour and the town hall then take the road to St Philippe on the left. Then continue straight.

Step 8

At the crossroads, leave the road to St Philippe on the right and that of Fayan opposite, take the one on the left (sign 3,5t).

Step 9

After seeing the Château de Monbadon on your left, take the road to the left at the top of the hill and head towards the castle.

Step 10

At the Château de Monbadon stop sign, turn left to see the church or right towards the château to continue the circuit.

Step 11

After the Château de Monbadon, take the 3rd right towards Terrasson and Gasquerie if you are following the large loop. For the small loop, continue straight.

Step 12

To follow the small loop, go to the stop sign and turn right towards St Philippe. Then the 1st left at the bus stop. In the hamlet Nichon, go down to the left and continue to the church of St-Cibard.

Step 13

Pass the places called Terrasson, Gasquerie and Tuillac and continue straight to St Philippe.

Step 14

You arrive at St Philippe by the cemetery. At the 1st crossroads, continue straight ahead to the church.

Step 15

At the level of the church, turn left in the direction of the village.

Step 16

In the village of St Philippe, turn left and immediately right towards Piqueroque. Go down and continue straight ahead.

Step 17

At the stop sign, go up to the left to the Château de Clotte.

Step 18

At the crossroads after the Château de Clotte (on your right), turn left towards Le Pin (leave Les Salles on the right).

Step 19

Continue straight ahead until the stop sign. At the Château Roc du Pin stop sign, turn right. Immediately after the Le Pin stop sign, take the 1st small road on the left towards St Cibard.

Step 20

In St-Cibard, near the church and the pond, follow the main road towards the Château de Monbadon. After St-Cibard, go straight to the Château Puyfromage stop sign. Turn right and cross the hamlet Guaronneau.

Step 21

At the crossroads of the cooperative cellar of Francs, turn left in the direction of Francs and go up to the village. Arriving at Francs, turn left before the town hall to see the church, or straight ahead to continue the loop.

Step 22

After the Château de Francs, at the crossroads of the road to Puynormand, continue straight on to Tayac. Cross the village of Tayac, pass in front of the church and continue straight to the stop sign on the road to Petit-Palais.

Step 23

At the crossroads of the Petit-Palais road, continue opposite in the direction of Petit-Palais.

Step 24

After the Lapourcaud hamlet, turn right towards Les Huguets. At the crossroads of a place called Les Huguets (opposite Château Les Maines), turn right and continue to the next stop sign.

Step 25

At the Cornemps stop sign, turn right to see the old abbey or left to continue the circuit.

Step 26

At the crossroads of the Tayac road, follow the Petit-Palais road to the right. At the apse of the church of Petit-Palais, continue to the right of the church to the stop sign.

Step 27

At the stop sign in the village of Petit-Palais, turn left towards Lussac and pass in front of the church. After passing in front of the porch of the Petit-Palais church, take the 1st right.

Step 28

In the hamlet Sorillon, take the road to the left at the bus stop. At the stop sign, take the road to the right. Before entering the undergrowth, turn left on the road limited to 50 km/h (yellow marker). Go through the wood.

Step 29

At the Maine Blanc stop sign, take the road to the left and continue straight on to Lussac, crossing the place called Terrien. At the stop sign at the entrance to Lussac, follow the direction of the town centre.

Step 30

At the Perruchon intersection (on the left), continue straight on towards Lussac. At the stop sign at the entrance to Lussac, follow the direction of the town centre. Pass in front of the Château de Lussac and reach the church. You have arrived.