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In the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers region bordered by the Garonne river in the south-west, the Créon area with its hills and valleys is home to a host of curiosities bearing testimony to the rich history of this rural winegrowing region. All around the beautiful 14th-century "bastide" market town of Créon, each village has its own treasures of local heritage: a small Romanesque church, a charming castle, monolithic tombs, a hamlet of stately homes...
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The paths that criss-cross the Créon area give walkers the opportunity to discover this pleasantly hilly part of the Entre-Deux-Mers, brimming over with unsuspected riches and curiosities, from the sweeping hillsides down to the riverbanks.
The hillsides circuit is signposted with yellow markings and leaves from Latresne, climbs to Carignan, passes through Fargues Saint-Hilaire, heads north then winds towards the Bonnetan circuit, joins a large part of the local circuit of Camarsac, then moves on to Croignon. It heads towards Cursan and joins the circuit of Créon, then that of Le Tourne.
 The Garonne riverbanks circuit, signposted with yellow markings, starts off from Camblanes-et-Meynac. It follows the hillsides and descends towards Quinsac, crosses the marshland, heads upstream along the banks of the Garonne, goes through Cambes and Baurech and then joins the hillsides circuit at Le Tourne.
The 22 local and inter-commune circuits, signposted with green markings, take walkers short distances to discover the treasures and curiosities of the local heritage. These circuits occasionally cross paths with the recently developed cycling track which follows the route of the former railway track.
The LATRESNE / SAUVETERRE cycling track follows the route of the former railway line, on which steam engines used to run. This single track used to go through the small Pimpine valley between Latresne and Créon. It was 27 km long and ran from Bordeaux to Créon. In 1889, it was extended to 75 km. Stopping at Espiet, Sauveterre de Guyenne, the Dropt valley, and Duras, it ended at Eymet in the Dordogne.
For the transport of people and goods (stone and Entre-Deux-Mers wine among others), the stations had buildings for travellers and warehouses for goods.
Nowadays the east-west cycling track gives a view of the former stations of Latresne, Citon-Cénac, Lignan de Bordeaux, Sadirac, Créon, La Sauve and Espiet. For some of these stations there are cultural and environmental projects curently under study, or, as is the case with Espiet station, already completed.
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Discovery
The Créon area
