La Brède is the birthplace of the famous philosopher and winegrower Montesquieu, author of ‘The Spirit of Laws’; his Renaissance-style fortified château is surrounded by wide moats and a beautiful English-style park.

A tour around La Brède is possible to discover wine châteaux producing organic wine, a practice that is still relatively undeveloped in the Bordeaux appellations.

This section offers a transition between the famous vineyards of Graves and the wooded areas of the Landes de Gascogne, which can be reached via the beautiful departmental cycle path that starts at the old railway station. Head south through deciduous clearings that quickly give way to pine forests.