HORSEBACK TRAIL RIDES AROUND BORDEAUX
Imagine discovering the great wines of Bordeaux on horseback, ride along some of the most famous vineyards in the world ! Cap Rando offers you two incredible equestrian trips.
On our "Bordeaux Wines" horseback trail ride, you will cross the the Cotes de Blaye, Bourg, Fronsac, Lalande Pomerol, Saint Emilion, the Entre deux Mers, the first Cotes de Bordeaux, the Graves and of Sauternes. The citadel of Blaye, built by Vauban in the eighteenth century, the medieval city of Saint-Emilion, the castle of Rauzan and the English bastide of Cadillac (thirteenth century) are waiting for you.
Our "Medoc" trail ride takes place at the edge of the ocean, with mythical castles, nice forests, history and gastronomy. On one side, the Atlantic Ocean. On the other, the estuary of the Gironde and the immense Landes forest. Landscapes are varied, from Lower Medoc marshes to large expanses of the Atlantic with the the ocean waves. Passing through the Graves capes where the waters of the Gironde merge with those of the Atlantic Ocean, the Landes forest and its astonishing pine forests stretching as far as the eye can see, a succession of lakes (Hourtin, Carcans, Lacanau) from North to South.
BORDEAUX EQUESTRIAN TRIPS :
The very name of Bordeaux has come to mean great wines. No part of France is able to produce a wider variety of the noblest wines than the Gironde area surronding the city of Bordeaux. Horseback riding through this area, you will have the opportunity to taste great wines such as Medoc, Cote de Blaye, Cote de Bourg, Bordeaux Superior, Bordeaux Lalande, Pomerol, Saint-Emilion, Cadillac, Graves, Sauternes. You will ride through landscapes of some of France’s richest architectural land, You will pass near picturesques farms, rolling meadows, ancient villages, churches and castles. Much of the area has not changed significantly for the last several hundred years ...
THE GREAT WINES OF BORDEAUX ON HORSEBACK
A horseback trip through Bordeaux countryside, where you can taste great wines such as Médoc, Côtes de Blaye, Côtes de Bourg, Bordeaux Superior, Bordeaux Lalande, Pomerol, Saint-Emilion, Entre-deux-Mers, Cadillac, Premiers Côtes de Bordeaux, Graves and Sauternes. You will stop in several vineyards throughout your equestrian trip and you will enjoy many wine tastings, welcomed by passionate owners. Hilly landscapes on this exceptional equestrian trail ride, where you will enjoy galloping a lot.
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HORSEBACK TRAIL RIDE IN THE MEDOC WINES & BEACHES
This horseback trail ride in the Medoc evokes expanses of sea, a fiery ocean, mythical wine castles, immense forests, a country steeped in history with renowned gastronomy. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Gironde estuary and the vast Landes forest, the Médoc occupies a large north-western third of the Gironde department. It is above famous for its vineyards, with an international reputation. However, it presents a great diversity of landscapes, from the marshes of Bas-Médoc to the large beaches beaten by the ocean, passing by the Pointe de Grave, a cape where the waters of the Atlantic and the Gironde meet. The Landes forest and its expanses of maritime pines as far as the eye can see, the string of ponds (Hourtin/Carcans, Lacanau) which follow one another from North to South ... or even the islands of the Gironde (Green Island, New Island , Paté Island...) which form a verdant link between the two banks of the estuary.
