It has more than its average share of restaurants and is just coming of age as a holiday centre. Casteljaloux has the advantage of being on the edge of the Landes, the huge sand based forested area that runs right to the coast, and the inland rolling countryside. It is an area where wild boar can be found and where the pace of life is as untouched by heavy industry and traffic as you could find anywhere in France St Emilion , along with the M doc, is justifiably the most famous wine growing region on earth. The town itself is well worth a visit in its own right. It is a fortified mediaeval village with old houses running down the south slope and vines crawling across the walls.
Wine growers abound, with many vineyards still planting roses at the end of each row of vines.
For wine lovers a chateau visit is always rewarding. The Countryside of this whole region is what we all dream countryside should be. A gentle rolling vista, it is a mixture of vineyards, woods, sunflower, maize and tobacco crops with cattle, sheep or chickens calmly focused on food. You can walk across fields or along lanes and maybe just see someone in the distance. The Climate is generally about 3 to 5 degrees centigrade higher than the south of England.