Virsac: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Agriculture and wine

Virsac retains its agricultural character and produces wines under the protected designation of origin AOC Bordeaux Supérieur.

Château Géneau is a family-owned winery in Virsac with 32 hectares of vineyards.

Travellers looking to visit Virsac want to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

The Église Saint-Genès de Virsac is a Romanesque church dating from the 11th to 12th centuries, restored in the Neo-Gothic style. Its foundations stand on a limestone plateau where a medieval necropolis with tombs carved into the rock was discovered.

In the Église Saint-Genès de Virsac, the altarpiece painting from the 17th century depicts Saint Genès. It was added to the inventory of historic monuments by decree of 5 January 1981.

At the end of the 16th century, Château Bois-Martin was recorded as a manor house and coaching inn on the road between Paris and Bordeaux.

Château Julie, formerly Château de Naudonnet, was built in the 17th century as a manor house for the Boucher de Naudonnet family. Its historic estate included English-style landscaped gardens and an avenue lined with tall elm trees.

Getting around

Virsac's public garden includes a play area for young children.

The Route de Saint-Antoine is designated as a municipal cycle route in Virsac.

Visiting

Château Julie is a hotel and restaurant in Virsac.

The Église Saint-Genès de Virsac can be visited free of charge and independently by prior arrangement.

Other destinations: Moulon, Saint-Martial, Camiran, Jau-Dignac-Et-Loirac, Cestas, Pleine Selve, Morizès, Barsac

To the overarching travel overview: Gironde.