I’m very excited to share with you these beautiful photos I took when I had a picnic lunch in Saint-Emilion, France!
It’s time for another France post! The trip I took last year to attend Heather Bullard’s The Academy was a trip of a lifetime. Although I had been to France twice before, it was nothing like this trip. I still haven’t shared all the places we went and today I’m sharing when we went to Saint-Emilion, or how I like to call it, Fairytale Town.
Saint-Emilion is truly like a village out of a fairytale. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most amazing places I have ever visited. I heard this town was a must see but I had no idea how truly amazing it was. It was completely breathtaking.
Our plan for the day was to sightsee and shop and then we would meet up again to have a picnic lunch.
Let me show you around this amazing town of Saint-Emilion.
As we were getting ready to leave the chateau, I snapped a few photos of our beautiful linen lunch sacks. I couldn’t wait to explore this new town and find out what was for lunch!
When you first enter the town, you enter above the hilly village and walk up to a large church where it has this amazing lookout area.
When you look up, this is what you see of the church.
You can see the village below from this vantage point. Isn’t it amazing?
Did you spot the A and the F on those two chimneys? I’d love to know more about that building!
The town is quite hilly and has bars to help you walk up and down.
I love the outdoor tables at this restaurant.
Every corner and alley was stunning.
From almost every part of town, you could see the church high above.
Vineyards wrapped around the entire village.
Did you notice the tiny bust holding back the shutters? Every detail in this tiny town was exquisite.
C’est moi!
We stopped in this beautiful area to have a picnic lunch but in just one year since Heather’s last visit, this area became a restaurant. We took photos then went off to a different area for our picnic.
We gathered in this private courtyard of a nearby church and ate the delicious lunches Heather and Jill prepared for us.
Finally we got to see what was in our beautiful picnic sacks and it was delicious!
Saint-Emilion was so quaint and I’ll never forget the day we spent here. It truly was out of a fairytale.
I hope I get to visit it again one day and I hope you do too!
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The town looks beautiful. I hope I get see it one day! Thank you for sharing so I can enjoy the photos and the stories.
Thanks Pamela. It truly is a beautiful place.
Hugs, Jamie
I used to live in Europe and only six miles from France . It was truly beautiful . I would love to go back sometime.
Wow, what an amazing experience, Sabrina. I can’t wait to go back to visit 😉
Hugs, Jamie
My Husband and I spent an entire week in and around Saint Emilion last year. We were with a Harvard Group and were treated like royalty. My favorite tour was of the Saint Emilion Winery. The underground wine vaults are as beautiful as the above facilities. The tunnels stretch forever and are totally lined with limestone. You have brought back such great memories. Thank you, Paget
Wow that sounds just amazing, Paget! I would love to go back and experience that tour. Thanks so much for sharing.
Hugs, Jamie
So beautiful! I was there 6 years ago this summer and it still seems like a dream!
It’s truly a magical place!
Hugs, Jamie
Gorgeous pictures, do not think I will ever get to visit here or anywhere outside of the US, so glad to see the beauty in other places from people like you who get to travel the world. Keep them coming, it is so pretty there, thanks
Thanks Colleen. It’s truly a magical place!
Hugs, Jamie
hey girl- love the pics! so cool!
Thanks Shawnna!
Hugs, Jamie
Wow! You weren’t kidding about it looking like a fairytale town. I expect Belle from “Beauty And The Beast” to come skipping down the street at any moment. Your pictures are gorgeous. I’ve pinned your post and put this town on my bucket list.
Yes, me too! It really is like that ‘poor provincial town’ minus the fountain 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Hi Jamie,
Thank you for taking us on such a lovely tour!!! I pinned almost every picture… sigh! When I was 19, I was an exchange student to Germany. My host sister’s sister and friends were going over to Paris one weekend and asked if I’d like to go, but since Katja wasn’t going I felt I needed to stay. I should have gone! I hope it wasn’t my one-trip-to-France and I missed it. You must have gone crazy taking photographs everywhere {thank Heaven for modern digital cameras where they just need a charge and a new card when we need more room for pics!!!}. Your lunch looked like it was delicious. Did you have to restrain yourself from bringing/mailing back every piece of beautiful item you found over there while shopping? Definitely a time to bring a fresh, empty VISA charge card and buy it all!!!
Hoping to go one day.
Barb 🙂
It’s such an amazing little town. I hope you get to go one day!! I’m hoping to go again one day myself. And yes, with an empty visa and maybe a cargo ship? lol
Hugs, Jamie
Planning to visit St Emilion in early October. Liked the idea of your picnic lunch but 1) don’t have anyone making lunches for 4 ladies and 2) wondering where to eat them if it’s raining. Any objections to eating in the cloister? Did you drink wine there?