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Tourism Blaye
Blaye it's located 45 km from Bordeaux.
Since 2008 the citadel of Blaye and the Vauban's bolt are inscribed on the world heritage list by Unesco inside the network of the Major Vauban Sites.
The Vauban's bolt on estuary prevent ennemies to go to Bordeaux. The Vauban's bolt comprises three forts : Citadel of Blaye, Fort Pâté and Fort Medoc. Major Vauban Sites network counts 11 buildings every where in France, representatives of the architect brain from the 17th century, Sébastien Vauban.
Museums and monuments to visit
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Citadelle de BlayeBuilt in the seventeenth century by the architect Vauban, this imposing and majestic military fortress of Blaye, perched on a cliff overlooking the Gironde estuary (the largest of Europe) is ...
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Le château de MargauxLocated in the Médoc, the present castle was built in 1810 and 1816 by the architect Louis Combe. The owners of the domain received the territory by marriage or marriage. It is thus a long ...
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Grotte de Pair-non-PairThe Cave of Pair-non-Pair is near the estuary of Gironde, it is one of the oldest decorated caves in the world. This amazing testament to the artistic awakening of our civilization is also a popular ...
Tour to explore Gironde
- Thème : Sites and museums
- Départ : Le verdon-sur-mer
- Durée : 6 jours
For six days, you will discover the Gironde. You will spend a whole day in Bordeaux, another in the Bassin d'Arcachon. You will also visit a chateau in the Médoc or the citadel of Blaye.
The citadel of Blaye
- Thème : Sites and museums
- Départ : Blaye
- Durée : 3 jours
The citadel of Blayes was a built between 1685 and 1689 by Sebastian Vauban ordered by Louis the 14th to protect Bordeaux from the English. The guided Tour is available at the office of tourism.
Welcome to Montendre
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Montendre
- Durée : 4 jours
Come to discover this city of temperament, where you cultivate with conviction fraternity and tolerance; Montendre, small town of 3400 inhabitants, posts without complex its contrasts: concerned of its inheritance, attached to its history, it is propelled with energy in the third millennium while ...
Discover of Rambeau
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Mirambeau
- Durée : 4 jours
Close to the Atlantic coast and the estuary of the Gironde, in Charente-Maritime between Bordeaux and La Rochelle, extending on the Saintongeaise countryside. Near to the sea and the beaches of Royan, the canton is in the middle of the country of the Cognac and Pineau and close to the high-class ...