By bike in Entre-Deux-Mers

Passing through such far-famed villages and bastide towns as Cadillac, Créon, La Sauve-Majeure and its UNESCO-listed abbey, Saint-Macaire, Sainte-Croix du Mont and Sauveterre de Guyenne is a foretaste of the many delights that this land – this “little Tuscany” – has in store for you.

For cyclists, this is an invitation to journey through ever-changing landscapes  along cycle paths and little-used byroads with no hills to climb.
Entre-Deux-Mers is ideal for in-depth cultural discovery of a multicoloured winegrowing terroir – a serene experience to be enjoyed as a family or in the company of friends. 

 On the Roger Lapébie cycle path

This emblematic route bears the name of one of the region’s native sons – Roger Lapébie, celebrated winner of the 1937 Tour de France. The greenway was laid out on the ballast of the railway line that once linked Latresne to Sauveterre-de-Guyenne (50 km). The old stations along the route have been transformed into restaurants, bike stations or wine bars, providing opportunities for cultural or gastronomic stop-offs along the way.

Créon bike station

It was in Créon, in Entre-deux-Mers and not for from Bordeaux, that France’s first bike station was created.

Located alongside the Roger Lapébie greenway, the station is also France’s top cycling relay point and Entre-deux-Mers’ leading bicycling ambassador.

Créon bike station provides a full range of services to meet the needs of cyclotourists, including hire of bicycles, mountain bikes and tandems for adults and children, by the day or half-day. It is also equipped with a car park, along with picnic and camping-car areas and facilities for hosting events.

Créonnais Tourist Office
+33 5 57 34 30 95
creon.stationvelo@orange.fr

“Along the track”

Setting off along the Roger Lapébie greenway, this bicycle trek combines discovery of heritage and  vineyards. A series of visits are planned for over the three days, including the Gourmet Museum of Forgotten Vegetables, Château des Seigneurs de Benauge and its museum mill, and La Sauve Majeure abbey.
3 days / 2 nights, from 151 Euros per person.

Entre-Deux-Mers Tourist Office
+33 5 56 61 82 73
 www.entredeuxmers.com    

Celebrating cycling

“Ouvre la Voix" Cyclo-Musical Festival - Créon

Created in 2002, the “Ouvre la Voix” festival is France’s only cyclo-musical event! The public at large is invited to take part in a unique experience, with a weekend of cycling combined with discovery of heritage and sampling of regional products, all set to music along the Roger Lapébie greenway.

www.ouvrelavoix.com

“The Track under the Stars” - Créon

Every year, in celebration of the anniversary of the inauguration of Créon bike station, some forty artists and craftspeople get together to organise a night market accompanied by a rural repast and musical entertainment.

Créon Tourist Office
+ 33 5 56 23 23 00
 mail to: info@tourisme-creonnais.fr   www.tourisme-creonnais.fr