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Tourism Bordeaux : An internationally renowned
Bordeaux is a flat city, located on the banks of the Garonne River.
Bordeaux is of course famous for its wines, considered among the best in the world.
The cultural, artistic, and music scenes are very lively.
The center of the town has retained its traditional stone mansions and smart terraces.
There are many tourist attractions in Bordeaux such as les Quais, which are great to go for a stroll on the shores of the Garonne, for a ride on a ferryboat, viewing a breathtaking landscape over the bridges of Bordeaux. La Victoire, mixes student life and bars among historical monuments. The Pedestrian Center, for shopping, or for cultural activities. The Gambetta Square, the rich districts of Bordeaux start north, this part of the town is nicknamed "Little Paris". Quinconces Square, with the fountain for the Girondins. The administrative center of Bordeaux, with one of the biggest libraries in France. The Victory Arch at the center of La Victoire is a great example of the town's Roman background.
Attractions Bordeaux
- Contemporary visual arts center
- Museum of Fine Art
- Museum of Aquitaine
- Natural History Museum
- Pey-Berland tower
Museums and monuments to visit
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Église Notre-DameAfter several revolts of Bordeaux, the last one was in 1675, Louis XIV decided to expand the fortress "Castle Trumpet" and to do it he shaved the convent in 1678 that the Dominicans had ...
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Tour Pey-BerlandThe Cathedral Saint André is one of the most beautiful religious buildings owned by the city. It was inaugurated in the 11th century and was consecrated by Pope Urbain II, this Gothic church ...
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Muséum d'histoire naturelleThe musée d’histoire naturelle is one of the first public museum founded just after the French Revolution. The collections are from rich and private natural history exhibition rooms. The ...
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Centre d'arts plastiques contemporainsThe « Centre d’arts plastiques contemporains » is a modern and contemporary art museum located in a former warehouse dating from the 19th century. The museum was established in this ...
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Musée d'AquitaineThe musée d’Aquitaine represents the historical fact of Bordeaux and its region, from prehistory to the 20th century. Its collections are coming from several museums since the 18th ...
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Musée des Beaux-ArtsThe Musée des Beaux-Arts or Fine Art museum, was founded in 1801 by Bonaparte to house a large collection of work of art coming from the collections of the former King and war loot. Today, the ...
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La cité du VinThe "Cité du Vin" was conceived as a unique cultural leisure site dedicated to wine as a universal and living cultural heritage. It offers a spectacular journey around the world, ...
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Le Musée d'AquitaineThe Musée d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux brings together objects and documents related to the history of Bordeaux and Aquitaine, from prehistory to the contemporary period. It brings together ...
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Le CAPCThe CAPC "musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux", formerly the "Centre d'arts plastiques contemporains (CAPC) de Bordeaux", is the museum of contemporary art in ...
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Château de MongenanMongenan Castle, located in the town of Portets in the French department of Gironde, is a castle of the eighteenth century, included as a historic monument in 2003 and labeled remarkable garden. The ...
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.
Discover Bordeaux
- Thème : Walks
- Départ : Bordeaux
- Durée : 7 jours
Bordeaux and its glorious wines and food, come and discover the capital of the good food.
Decouverte of the Gironde
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Bordeaux
- Durée : 7 jours
Discover the cities of the Gironde department
Welcome in the Créonnais
- Thème : Walks
- Départ : Creon
- Durée : 4 jours
In the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers, some encablures of the shores of the Garonne and Dordogne, the Créonnais is fashioned by a hill landscape, of rivers, of wood and of vines.