The Tour (tower)

This is the church tower that we all climbed. In all the times that my cousin had been to St. Emilion, this was the first that the tower was open to the public. It was by no means difficult to climb, and we were treated to fantastic views and delicious, cooling breezes at the top. Inside the tower you could see where prisoners were formerly kept, and the latrines were gated off, but the smell was still strong, even after all these years! There were little, man sized holes in the sides of the walls on the outside of the tower on our descent, and we wondered if this was where the guards crouched into when on duty...

The tower also served as a city hall and I've forgotten what all else, but it has had many uses over it's existence, not the least of which it now treats visitors like us to spectacular city and surrounding vineyard views...