Saint-Hippolyte displays its distinctive village character around the Plateau de Ferrand: the parish church of Saint-Hippolyte stands in isolation on the summit of the plateau, while the village developed below it. The Plateau de Ferrand is considered one of the most unusual places in the Juridiction and is connected with the limestone whose formations have shaped the landscape.
Those who choose Saint-Hippolyte as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Landscape
A visitor trail leads from the Church of Saint-Hippolyte to the Grottes de Ferrand. Around 1670, Elie de Bétoulaud commissioned a network of galleries and rooms to be carved into the slope near the Grottes de Ferrand; it extends for almost 100 metres along the hillside.
History and Culture
Château Ferrand is a castle in the vicinity of Saint-Hippolyte. Château Ferrand offers tours, tastings, workshops, seminars and receptions. Château de Pressac is another castle in the vicinity of Saint-Hippolyte.
The historic sites in the area around Saint-Hippolyte include the Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Faise and the Gallo-Roman Villa.
Wine
Château Monlot offers a wine-making tour that ends with a tasting of five selected wines from the MRS V range. An enotourism tour takes visitors through the vineyard, fermentation room and cellar and concludes with a tasting of three wines from the estate. The Dégustation Privilège includes wines from the estate from different vintages and is accompanied by a selection of dishes.
Château Fleur de Lisse invites visitors to tastings of organically and biodynamically produced wines in the wine-growing region and is located 5 km from the medieval town of Saint-Émilion.
