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Saint-Émilion UNESCO Village & Roman Catacombs
In the 4th century, the poet Ausonius wrote love letters to his vineyard on these limestone slopes. Sixteen hundred years later, that vineyard is Château Ausone — 2,000 cases at $800 a bottle. But the real discovery is underground. In the 8th century, a hermit named Émilion began carving a church from the bedrock beneath the village. By hand. It took generations — a cathedral-sized void hewn from living stone that you descend into through a narrow passage. Above ground, tourists photograph the medieval streets. Below, the air is cool and the silence is absolute, and you're standing inside the reason this village exists.
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