Discover the top Pauillac towns and villages
Explore some of the loveliest towns and villages around Bordeaux.
Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Bordeaux Destinations Guide.
An entire village that had been abandoned by the middle of the 20th century, was beautifully restored in 2003.
The work of Jean-Michel Cazes and dedicated to the vine and the Pauillac region.
The village, which is more a hamlet to be honest, has been designed with the art of hospitality in mind, it offers a bistro, fine bakery and grocery store, shops and bike workshop all arranged around the central square. Cellar tours are held throughout the year.
The vineyards around this town produce some of the best wines in Bordeaux. Located on the Gironde estuary, Pauillac itself has grown up as a port town.
The departure point for components of the huge Airbus A380 which have been built across Europe, assembled in Toulouse and then hauled onto special barges which take them on their way. There is also a good interactive automotive museum in Pauillac.
However, the main reason for visiting Pauillac is to find a base for visiting the prestigious Premier Cru wine-producing Châteaux of Mouton-Rothschild, Latour and Latife-Rothschild.