Bordeaux itinerary
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Place de la Bourse and Miroir d'eau
Place de la Bourse is the postcard image of Bordeaux, a symmetrical 18th-century square commissioned by King Louis XV and designed by royal architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel between 1730 and 1775. The curved facades of the…
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Cité du Vin
Cité du Vin is an immersive museum dedicated to wine cultures across the world, housed in a swirling 55-metre tower on the Bassins à Flot dock north of the centre. It opened on 1 June 2016, designed by architects Anouk…
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Saint-André Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux is the largest church in the city and a UNESCO-listed stop on the Way of Saint James pilgrimage route. Consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096, it was largely rebuilt in the Gothic style…
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Pey-Berland Tower
The Tour Pey-Berland is the freestanding bell tower of Saint-André Cathedral, built between 1440 and 1500 on the orders of Archbishop Pey Berland after whom it is named. It was constructed apart from the main church…
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Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux
The Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux is one of the most important neoclassical opera houses in Europe and the seat of the Opéra National de Bordeaux. It was designed by architect Victor Louis and inaugurated on 7 April 1780…
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Porte Cailhau
Porte Cailhau is a 35-metre medieval gate that once formed part of the city ramparts and served as the main ceremonial entrance to Bordeaux from the river. It was completed in 1495 to commemorate King Charles VIII's…
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Basilica of Saint-Michel
The Basilica of Saint-Michel is a 14th- to 16th-century Flamboyant Gothic church in the Saint-Michel district, listed by UNESCO both as part of the historic centre and as a stop on the Way of Saint James. What makes it…
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Marché des Capucins
Marché des Capucins is the largest and oldest food market in Bordeaux, occupying a covered hall on Place des Capucins in the Saint-Michel district since the 18th century. Locals still call it "the belly of Bordeaux"…
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Wine tours to Saint-Émilion and Médoc
The Bordeaux wine region covers around 111,000 hectares of vineyards and produces roughly 700 million bottles a year, and the two most popular day trips are to Saint-Émilion in the east and the Médoc peninsula to the…
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Rue Sainte-Catherine
Rue Sainte-Catherine cuts through the heart of Bordeaux from Place de la Comédie in the north to Place de la Victoire in the south, and at 1.2 kilometres it is often cited as the longest pedestrian shopping street in…
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