Beside discovering the Bordeaux vineyards, you'll be able to visit the "bastides", fortresses, characteristic villages, abbeys and the places where lived famous people such as Montesquieu, Mauriac, Toulouse-Lautrec... In the neighbourhood, it's possible to walk or cycle as much as you like. For a day's trip, the coast of the Atlantic (Arcachon, le Pyla) is about one hour's drive from Sainte Croix du Mont.