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Bordeaux
Elegant wine capital with honey-coloured streets and a lively riverfront.
For storytellers
Why Bordeaux matters
Bordeaux is a city that once polished itself up and has never stopped. Grand 18th-century facades line the Garonne, a giant reflecting pool mirrors the old stock exchange, and the world's best-known wine region sits just outside town. It is a place for long lunches, bike rides along the river and cellar visits.
Talking points
- Its historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- A wine museum on the river explains the region's vintages.
- Vineyard day trips reach Saint-Émilion and the Médoc.
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What to see in Bordeaux
Square · UNESCO
Place de la Bourse
Bordeaux, France
18th-century square facing the Garonne, with a famous reflecting pool.
Other
Miroir d'eau
Bordeaux, France
Giant shallow reflecting pool that doubles the city's riverfront facade.
Church, mosque or temple
Bordeaux Cathedral and Pey-Berland Tower
Bordeaux, France
Gothic cathedral with a separate bell tower you can climb.
Entertainment
Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Neoclassical opera house with a colonnade of statues.
Shopping
Rue Sainte-Catherine
Bordeaux, France
Long pedestrian shopping street through the city centre.
Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.